These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

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

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

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

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.