These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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

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.

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.

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

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

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

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.