Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

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

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

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

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

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

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.