An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

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

Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

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

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

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

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.