An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.