The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Giant naked man on a hillside.

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

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.