These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

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

Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

A museum dedicated to controversial Russian pianist Alexander Scriabin.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.