North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.