A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

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

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.