A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.