The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

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

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.