Dublin, Ireland
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
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Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
Dublin, Ireland
A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.
Bayfield, Prince Edward Island
This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.
Oxford, England
Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Oxford, England
The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.
Manchester, England
Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.
Manchester, England
A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
Liverpool, England
Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Newton Abbot, England
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Broadstone, England
The biologist's fossilized headstone was meant to reflect his love of nature. Its, ahem, unusual shape is probably just a coincidence.
Portsmouth, England
This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.