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Gary Saum

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The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society

Elkton, Maryland

The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

Old Town Mall

Baltimore, Maryland

Old Town Mall

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

The statue seen from the banks of the river.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

3-15-21

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sunsphere

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The Organ

Luray, Virginia

The Great Stalacpipe Organ

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The Sign Above the Tunnel

Knoxville, Maryland

The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Patowmack Canal

McLean, Virginia

Patowmack Canal

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

GW Parkway

Arlington, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The Hollensbury Spite House

Alexandria, Virginia

Hollensbury Spite House

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

One of the original torpedoes is still on display.

Alexandria, Virginia

Torpedo Factory Art Center

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The GPO at night

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin General Post Office

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The Hole of the Sorrows

Glenslane, Ireland

The Hole of the Sorrows

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

Front view of the dolmen.

Carlow, Ireland

Brownshill Dolmen

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

The Round Tower of Glendalough

Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower of Glendalough

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Mound of Hostages

Meath, Ireland

Mound of the Hostages

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

Rock art on stone by entrance.

Stamullen, Ireland

Fourknocks Passage Tomb

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

Newgrange

Dowth, Ireland

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Knowth tomb

Drogheda, Ireland

Knowth

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

The Seven Churches on Inishmore.

Galway, Ireland

Seven Churches

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

Cheval de frise on the west side of DĂșn Aonghasa

Galway, Ireland

Dun Aonghasa

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

The Burren

Corofin, Ireland

The Burren

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

Gap of Dunloe.

Kerry, Ireland

Gap of Dunloe

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Kyteler's Inn today.

Kilkenny, Ireland

Kyteler's Inn

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

1800s Alien Gravesite
Permanently Closed

Aurora, Texas

1890s Alien Gravesite

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

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