A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.

A small house in Tazones, completely covered in shells.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

A pastry shop specializing in Sephardic sweets serves historic recipes in Ribadavia’s Jewish quarter.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.