A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

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

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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.

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

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.