Fairytales

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

A whimsical sculpture garden right out of a children's storybook.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.