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

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

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

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

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.