An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.

The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

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

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.

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

A teddy bear sits on a chair watching the sunset from the mountaintop—just as the late Dan Clancy had done since childhood.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

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

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.

This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

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

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

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.