An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.