World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

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

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.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.