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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

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

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

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

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

This clock is an architectural flourish that stands out as a landmark among a unique Israeli German community.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

In a small town outside Jerusalem, a roadside diner is devoted to all things Elvis Presley.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.