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

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

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

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.