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."

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.