Zhangjiajie, China
Avatar Hallelujah Mountain
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
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Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Shenzhen Shi, China
130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
Seville, Spain
An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.
Birmingham, England
An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.
Glasgow, Scotland
The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.
Tisá, Czechia
Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.
Nivelles, Belgium
The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.
Middelkerke, Belgium
A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Paris, France
The heaviest gold coin ever minted.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland
What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.
Iceland
A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Húsafell, Iceland
Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.
Hveragerði, Iceland
The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.