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Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A map made up of 32 different materials, representing Ireland's 32 counties.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world, this structure was built more than 800 years ago.

Not actually a shop, but one fan's passionate show of support for a rival county's Gaelic football team.

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

A teddy bear sits on a chair watching the sunset from the mountaintop—just as the late Dan Clancy had done since childhood.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.