These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

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

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.