Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

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

The remains of a concrete ship sit on a sandbank between Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

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

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.