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

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

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

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

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.

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

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.