Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

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

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

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

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

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.