The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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

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

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.