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Fantasy

Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, not long after it was first built.

Get Lost in These Real-World Fairy Tale Landscapes

18 magical places on Earth that seem straight out of a fantasy world.

Meg Neal June 12, 2017

The entrance to the Story Museum

Oxford, England

The Story Museum

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Colin's Barn's turrets.

Chedglow, England

Colin's Barn

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

Rybachiy, Russia

Dancing Forest

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

First look 👀

Port Orchard, Washington

Hobbit House

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

The Totally Jinxed Map of Global Superstitions

We mapped 150 superstitions around the world.

Natalie Zarrelli December 15, 2016

Watch Mad Max Enthusiasts Create a Post-Apocalyptic World in the Desert

Party like it's the end of the world.

Mariana Zapata December 15, 2016

Watch a Hungarian Masked Monster Parade

They're either scaring away Old Man Winter or the Ottoman Empire.

Molly McBride Jacobson December 14, 2016

Is your home haunted by a household god?

How to Appease Household Spirits Across the World

Quit playing games with my hearth.

Eric Grundhauser December 14, 2016

Oh Gimli...

Why Do Dwarves Sound Scottish and Elves Sound Like Royalty?

Blame Tolkien and time.

Eric Grundhauser December 7, 2016

8 Real-World Forests That Look Like They Belong in a Fantasy Novel

These enchanting groves are the perfect settings for a heroic quest.

Eric Grundhauser June 8, 2016

7 Nominees for the Best Tree in Literature

Cast your mind back to childhood and choose a favorite.

Tao Tao Holmes May 18, 2016

Tourlitis Lighthouse

Tourlitis Lighthouse

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Crystal Worlds

Wattens, Austria

Crystal Worlds

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Wrapping Armchairs in Wire, and Other Childhood Attempts to Travel in Time

Tao Tao Holmes February 3, 2016

Dunnottar on the cliff looking out on the North Sea

Stonehaven, Scotland

Dunnottar Castle

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

Nothofagus Hotel atrim looking down

Panguipulli, Chile

Hotel Nothofagus

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

Exploring A Decade-Old, Abandoned Fantasy Game

Eric Grundhauser October 8, 2015