The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.