So let's up the stakes a bit. The following are outright fantasy locations -- from fairy tales, comic books, movies and other fictional stories -- that are just plane tickets away. Like ...

We recently brought you some examples of famous fictional locations that, much to everyone's surprise, you can actually visit for real.

5 Superman's Fortress of Solitude (The Cave of the Crystals)

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The Fantasy Location:

Superman's home away from home, constructed from the massive crystals that also made up his home planet of Krypton:



It's the only place on Earth isolated enough to hide the sound of his Superfarts.

The Real Thing:

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That would be the Cueva de los Cristales in the Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico. And we dare say that it's actually more impressive than the comic book and movie locale.

It's true that there are lots of crystal caves in the world -- Steven Seagal started naming albums after them, after all. However, amid the countless ones that amount to little more than the Glitter Club Meeting Caves, there are a few that can grab you by the brain and gouge your eyes with furious wonder.

Cueva de los Cristales is every single one of them. On steroids. The sheer size of this thing is just stupid.

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