An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

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

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

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

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

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

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.