The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

A 300-year-old cottage decorated with tens of thousands of seashells arranged in intricate patterns.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world, this structure was built more than 800 years ago.

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

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

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.