A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.