Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

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

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

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

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.