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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

Temple of a million beers.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.