Belfast, Northern Ireland
'The Salmon of Knowledge'
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Dublin, Ireland
The house where the writer spent his formative years.
Dublin, Ireland
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Seoul, South Korea
A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.
Gyeongju, South Korea
This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.
Galway, Ireland
This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.
Galway, Ireland
At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Colares, Portugal
In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Lisbon, Portugal
An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.