Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.