This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Two larger-than-life Sean Henry sculptures blend in with the people of Colchester's high street.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.