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

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

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

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.