At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world, this structure was built more than 800 years ago.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This museum houses and extensive collection of technology contributed by the Polish people.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.