Bilbao, Spain
Fountain of Dogs
This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.
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Bilbao, Spain
This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.
Bilbao, Spain
Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
Málaga, Spain
Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Dublin, Ireland
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Dublin, Ireland
Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Dublin, Ireland
A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Monte, Portugal
Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."
Dublin, Ireland
The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.
Dublin, Ireland
The house where the writer spent his formative years.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Dublin, Ireland
Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.