Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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

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

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

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

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 close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.