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

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

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

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

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

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.