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One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.