The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

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

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.