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Hauterives, France

Le Palais Idéal

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Graz, Austria

Fairytale Grotto Line

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.
Ettal, Germany

Linderhof Palace

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Sintra, Portugal

Quinta da Regaleira

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Elf Door at Deming Heights Park

Enter the Forest of the Elves.
Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Rome, Italy

Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.
San Francisco, California

Aria Antiques

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.
Corsham, England

Burlington Bunker

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
London, England

The Lost River Fleet

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
San Francisco, California

Leroy King Carousel

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
Wuppertal, Germany

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Placerville, California

Gothic Rose Antiques & Curiosities

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.
Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Official Bad Art Museum of Art

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
Saint-Cannat, France

Le Village des Automates

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.
Seattle, Washington

Steve's Weird House

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.
Sandia Park, New Mexico

TinkerTown

"I did this all while you were watching TV."
Sarasota, Florida

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Baraboo, Wisconsin

Circus World Museum

A large circus museum with summer performances.
Lyon, France

Traboules Secret Passages

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain

Santa Cova of Montserrat

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Moscow, Russia

Old English Yard

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.
Toronto, Ontario

Sewers of Toronto

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.