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A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

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

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Definitely not a clown bar.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

The magic's in the hole!

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.