The Yakhchāl was an ancient Persian “refrigerator” that stored food and even ice long before electricity was invented
Icelandic turf houses: eco-friendly homes, built on lava stones, date back more than a thousand years
Cornwall’s Museum of Witchcraft & Magic houses 3,000 objects and 7,000 books but even so is not as interesting as its founder, Cecil Williamson
The exquisite São Bento train station, with neoclassical architecture, was built on the site of a convent
An exquisite public garden in Madrid once belonged to royal family until Queen Isabella II forced to abdicate because of opposition to a female ruler
Hobbiton movie set: After a family said yes to a modern wizard, Tolkein’s shire from Middle Earth was brought to life in Matamata, New Zealand
Delphi: Dedicated to Apollo, this was the place where the most important oracle of the ancient world revealed prophecies
The Witches Weigh House in the Netherlands: People accused of witchcraft went there to prove that they weighed too much to be able to fly