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

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

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

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.