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This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The largest memorial to the Armenian Genocide in the United States.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

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

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

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.

Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

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

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.

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

The endangered animals of the southern Canadian prairie are on larger-than-life display in this tiny town.

Cozy mountain lodge home to a world record-winning collection of edelweiss flowers.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.