Places samfsm Wants to Go

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.