The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.