Dublin, Ireland
St. Michan's Mummies
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
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Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Dixon, California
This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.
Davis, California
Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.
Lancaster, California
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The homestead of American patriot John Adams.
Hull, Massachusetts
Last church of this militaristic WWII style.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."
Quincy, Massachusetts
Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.