A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

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

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large part in Dublin.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

In the Netherlands, one of the world's largest private car collections can be found.