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.

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

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

This large granite seal outside a Massachusetts funeral home comes with a surprising dedication.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.