This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.