Lost in Translation - 10 of Our Favorite Lost Lands

Lost Worlds tucked away by dimensional portals or rips in the space/time continuum held a captivating grip on our imagination long before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel The Lost World. The campfire tale of a technologically advanced empire in the Atlantic doomed by its own arrogance probably earned Plato the company of more than a few Greek lovelies back in the day.

But imagine if Plato's more naive groupies hadn't taken the philosopher at his word, and the Atlantis legend had not become confused with historical fact? We may have been deprived of underground societies where time stands still, dinosaurs still exist, and Chaka and Chongo battle for Top Teen Primate.

Whether it's due to our fascination with the mysterious and mythical, or simply because seeing Pterodactyls flying around is cool, there seems to be no end to the appeal of hidden civilizations.

Which is why the Will Ferrell-starring revamp of Land of the Lost hits theaters Friday. So here are the 10 of our favorite fictional Lost Worlds.

(Sorry Danger Island fans. The Lost City of Tobanya missed the cut)