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Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

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

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.