A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

Designed to inspire artists visiting the island.

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

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.