Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

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

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

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

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

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

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".