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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.