Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

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

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

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

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.