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400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.