An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.