A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

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

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.