Galway, Ireland
Brigit's Celtic Garden
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
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Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Kenilworth, England
This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.
Bradenton, Florida
These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Senoia, Georgia
The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'
Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, France
The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Jersey City, New Jersey
On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.
New York, New York
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
Coventry, England
This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.
Stoneham, Massachusetts
This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.
Darmstadt, Germany
A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Oakland, California
An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.