The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

These fly sculptures are scattered around the city and represent the patron saint of Girona.

Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.