Helsinki, Finland
Fortress of Suomenlinna
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
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Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Norwich, England
A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.
London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.