Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

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

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

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

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

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