This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

This theme park presents 5,000 years of Shanghai history and includes a "sunken" exhibition hall.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.