The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The biggest mirror ball in the world

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.

This tiny shoe shop claims to be the smallest store of its kind in Britain.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

An exceptional engineering feat that facilitates the migration of salmon upstream during their breeding season.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A waterfront landing pad designated for unidentified flying objects still awaits its first guest.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.