Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.