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

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.