Newcastle, Northern Ireland
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The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.
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Newcastle, Northern Ireland
The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Malvern, Pennsylvania
The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Montségur, France
This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
Stratford, Connecticut
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Monroe, Connecticut
A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Friday Harbor, Washington
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.