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

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.