This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

An urban laboratory.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.