Places jordank Wants to Go

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

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

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

Retirement home where the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West passed away.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.