Places denissele Wants to Go

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

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

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

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.