This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.