Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

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

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