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

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

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

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

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

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.