The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

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

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

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

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

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

These are probably the most beautifully-crafted toilets you've ever seen.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.