Places epitch13 Wants to Go

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

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

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.