This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

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

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

London's largest outsider art museum.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

A hidden path at the National Theatre lets you look behind the scenes of the latest productions.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.