Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

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."

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

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

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

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

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.