This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

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.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

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