Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

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

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.