A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

Beautiful scenery provides the backdrop for an abandoned coastguard facility.

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

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

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

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

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

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

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.