The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Retirement home where the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West passed away.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

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

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.