Designed to commemorate the king's coronation.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

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

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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.