Washington, D.C.
The Tabulating Machine Co.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
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Washington, D.C.
The Blessing of the Fleets Ceremony
The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
Washington, D.C.
Florida Avenue Grill
The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.
Washington, D.C.
Holt House
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Dublin, Ireland
'Meeting Place'
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Dublin, Ireland
The Oscar Wilde House
The house where the writer spent his formative years.
Dublin, Ireland
The Joker's Chair
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Dublin, Ireland
Wolfe Tone Statue
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Garbage Tunnel
The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.
Washington, D.C.
Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
Washington, D.C.
Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Annie's Paramount Steakhouse
This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.
Washington, D.C.
Marilyn Monroe Mural
A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.
Kerry, Ireland
Telegraph Field Valentia Island
This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.
Dublin, Ireland
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Dublin, Ireland
Phil Lynott Statue
A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin General Post Office
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Cork, Ireland
'Kindred Spirits' Sculpture
A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's Garden of Remembrance
Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."
Wicklow, Ireland
The Round Tower of Glendalough
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Dublin, Ireland
The Famine Memorial in Dublin
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
