Fairy-Tale Destinations to Inspire Travelers on an Enchanting Vacation - Page 5 of 9

Houtouwan, China

Formerly the most prosperous fishing village on Shengshan Island, Houtouwan was abandoned in the early 1990s due to its remote and hard-to-access location. After decades of abandonment, the empty houses in the ocean-facing cliffside village—some of them still furnished—were soon taken over by nature, turning itself into an unexpected, unusual travel hotspot. The rest of the village, which stretches beyond the next two rises, is off-limits. Unlike the other fairy-tale destinations, this settlement started in the 1950s.