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Plaque marking the Texan Embassy

London, England

The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A guitar up on a wall. Rory Gallagher Corner

Dublin, Ireland

Rory Gallagher Corner

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

Touring the leprechaun museum you might just find your pot o’ gold!

Dublin, Ireland

National Leprechaun Museum

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

Cryptozoology & Paranomal Museum in Littleton.

Littleton, North Carolina

Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

Union, West Virginia

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

A hydrotherapy tub in St. Albans Sanatorium.

Radford, Virginia

St. Albans Sanatorium

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Russell Head

Aberdeen, Scotland

Russell Head

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Texas marker.

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

Mile High Swinging Bridge

Linville, North Carolina

Mile High Swinging Bridge

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

Devil’s Head Lookout Tower

Sedalia, Colorado

Devil’s Head Lookout Tower

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

Laigh Milton Viaduct

Crosshouse, Scotland

Laigh Milton Viaduct

This abandoned bridge over the River Irvine may be the oldest surviving railway viaduct in the world.

Conewago Potholes

Bainbridge, Pennsylvania

Conewago Potholes

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

Dunyvaig Castle

Isle of Islay, Scotland

Dunyvaig Castle

It's believed a castle existed at this site since the 12th century.

The balanced capstone at Cairn Holy II

Scotland

Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn I & II

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.

Finn's Irish Pub

Ellsworth, Maine

Finn's Irish Pub

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

The Wreck of the E.C. Waters

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

The Wreck of the E.C. Waters

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

Point of Rocks Stage Station

Rock Springs, Wyoming

Point of Rocks Stagecoach Station

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

Big Red Bottle Boat

Fort William, Scotland

Big Red Bottle Boat

In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.

Cars in the Museum.

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Swigart Museum

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.

A ride by steam locomotive through the Robinson Canyon.

Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway Museum

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

Though in ruins, the church is still remarkable.

Killeshin, Ireland

Killeshin Church

An elaborate Romanesque archway, built right before the British occupation of Ireland.

Gibson-Todd House

Charles Town, West Virginia

Gibson-Todd House

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

Al Mubarakiah, a Kuwaiti ship built at Fairfield.

Glasgow, Scotland

Fairfield Heritage

A community museum celebrates Glasgow's mighty shipbuilding days.

The ruins are said by many to be the most beautiful in France

Jumièges, France

Ruins of the Jumiège Abbey

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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