Places Edited by Shannon O'Haire

The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

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

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?