The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

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

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.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

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

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.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.