The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

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

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

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

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.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.