Drogheda, Ireland
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This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
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Drogheda, Ireland
This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Dublin, Ireland
A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Warren, New Hampshire
Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Franconia, New Hampshire
Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.
Pittsburg, New Hampshire
An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Bartlett, New Hampshire
This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Littleton, New Hampshire
A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
East Granby, Connecticut
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Salisbury, Connecticut
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.