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

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

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

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

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

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.