An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.