The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

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.

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

Designed to commemorate the king's coronation.

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

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

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

Right next to departures—how convenient!