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

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

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

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

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

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

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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