The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

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

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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 Harry Potter films.

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

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

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.