Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

A monument to a beloved aquatic folk hero in the Irish town of Dingle.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

These boots are made for selfies.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.