A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

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

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

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

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.