The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

It's believed this well was once plagued with evil spirits until St. Columba purified the water.

Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.

This airfield played a key role in both World War II and the Cold War.

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

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

An early 20th-century jail not far from the infamous Tombstone, Arizona.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.