The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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

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

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.