This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

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.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.