Places Sandstorm Wants to Go

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.

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

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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