The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Atop one of Windhoek's most popular eateries is a monument to Namibia's most resilient vehicle.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

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

This is the place where U2’s lead singer got his nickname.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

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

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

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.