London, England
Word on the Water
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
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London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Delos, Greece
Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Los Angeles, California
"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."
Molepolole, Botswana
The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.
Trethevy, England
These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Seattle, Washington
Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Woolfardisworthy, England
The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.
London, England
A monolithic monument in Greater London.
London, England
The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Wicklow, Ireland
On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.
Pandzhrudak, Tajikistan
Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.
Shiraz, Iran
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.