A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

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

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

One of the most notorious leaders of the French Revolution once lived here.

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.