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This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

This center tells the story of one of the most famous battles in Irish history.

This 16th-century building features a flamenco stage on its ground floor and a torture museum on its upper floors.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.

In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.