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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

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