Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

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

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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

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

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The place where World War I began.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.