Dublin, Ireland
Relics of St. Valentine at Whitefriar Street Church
Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.
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Dublin, Ireland
Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
Collection of still-functioning printing presses from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Vigo, Spain
Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
Prague, Czechia
A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
Prague, Czechia
Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.
Prague, Czechia
The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.
Prague, Czechia
Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
North Tipperary, Ireland
This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.
Clonmacnoise, Ireland
The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.
Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.
Galway, Ireland
Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.