This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

New York's oldest magic store.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

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

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

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

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

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

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.