Dublin, Ireland
Marsh's Library
The oldest public library in Ireland.
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Dublin, Ireland
The oldest public library in Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Galway, Ireland
While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.
Adare, Ireland
An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.
Mayo, Ireland
This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.
Leixlip, Ireland
A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
Inisheer, Ireland
A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Tullamore, Ireland
An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
Roscommon, Ireland
An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.
Offaly, Ireland
Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.
London, England
It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.
Kelowna, British Columbia
Unlike many reclaimed, abandoned mines, this Canadian cave system is still just a dangerous maze.
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.