In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

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

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

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.