A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.