Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.