Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

One of the world's largest tractors was built to replace camel caravans.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.