Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Rye, England
This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Artesina, Italy
Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.
Formia, Italy
Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Dumbarton, Scotland
This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Malham, England
A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.