This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

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

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.