Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.

Inhospitable caverns just beneath this island paradise offer insights into alien worlds.

Mine your own precious stones.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.