The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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