A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

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

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

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The middle finger of modernity.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.