A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

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

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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