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An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.

A well-preserved, 19th-century Irish workhouse recounts a grim time in the country’s history.

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

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

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

The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

Life-size statues of characters from 'The Wizard of Oz' stand at the one of the early screening sites for the 1939 movie.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

At this Wisconsin museum there are real ducks, fake ducks, duck calls and a Duck Blind.