While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

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

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

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

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Narrowest house in Boston.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.