Newchapel, Wales
Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
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Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Alresford, England
A rare example of a building constructed specifically for catching eels.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.
Iceland
A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Bilbao, Spain
Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.
Cumbernauld, Scotland
An ancient Roman altar named after Robert the Bruce.
Rockford, Illinois
A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Hanover, Germany
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
Paris, France
This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.
Orderville, Utah
Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Hørve, Denmark
Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.
Cliffony, Ireland
One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.
Paris, France
Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.
Paris, France
Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.
Richmond, Virginia
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.
Pembroke Dock, Wales
This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.
Pustevny, Czechia
A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.
Gantofta, Sweden
Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.