A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

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

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

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