Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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

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

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.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.