The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

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

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

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.