Coleford, England
Puzzlewood
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
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Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Bath, England
Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Exeter, England
These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Mawnan Smith, England
The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.
Castello-di-Rostino, France
A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.
Italy
The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy
Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Iglesias, Italy
On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Capo Testa, Italy
Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.
Arzachena, Italy
Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.
Shaharah, Yemen
One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.
Cherrapunjee, India
Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.