Herzberg am Harz, Germany
Unicorn Cave
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
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Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Toronto, Ontario
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Morda, England
The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
London, England
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.