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

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Dedicated to the humanitarian efforts of the state's former governor.

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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