On land once deemed “valueless,” a multipurpose community garden proves the potential of urban farming.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

While The Dick Lane Velodrome is Atlanta’s official home of track cycling and Georgia's only velodrome, many are unfamiliar with this community gem.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Nature (and graffiti) reclaim this old waterworks that has been surrounded by a bike path and network of walking trails.

Final remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

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

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.