An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

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

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

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

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.