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

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

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

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

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

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

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

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

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

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

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.