A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

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

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

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

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

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

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

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.