The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

A distinctive monument for this former world champion takes the form of a billiards table, complete with balls and cue.