An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

Once a farm where patients tilled the soil, this asylum lost its workforce when overmedicating became common practice.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

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

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

The lost American era of gunfighters, bandits, Indians and steam trains is recreated in Sweden.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.