The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

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

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

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."

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.