An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

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

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

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.