Dublin, Ireland
Ancient Bog Butter
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
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Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Dublin, Ireland
These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Laois, Ireland
A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.
Cashel, Ireland
The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.
Kerry, Ireland
A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.
Kerry, Ireland
This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.
Kerry, Ireland
An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
London, England
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.
London, England
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
Prague, Czechia
A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.
Prague, Czechia
Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.
Prague, Czechia
A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.
Prague, Czechia
The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Prague, Czechia
A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.
Hamburg, Germany
This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.
Berlin, Germany
One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.
Berlin, Germany
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.