The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

One of the longest footbridges in Europe.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A statue that would be at home in Rome can instead be found in the heart of Norway's oldest city.

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.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.

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