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

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.