This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

270 million year-old forest of stone.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.