This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.