Carlow, Ireland
Brownshill Dolmen
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
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Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Meath, Ireland
An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Barnet, Vermont
The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.
Stockholm, Sweden
Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.
Northfield, New Hampshire
The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.
Meredith, New Hampshire
This smiling statue memorializes local cartoonist Bob Montana and his legendary creation.
Littleton, New Hampshire
A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.
Hanover, New Hampshire
3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.
Cornish, New Hampshire
The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.
Warren, New Hampshire
Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
New Castle, New Hampshire
The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Hartford, Vermont
Inside this community-run museum, visitors are treated to the history of toys and games.
Royalton, Vermont
An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.