An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large part in Dublin.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.