Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

Cascading waterfalls mark the gateway to the ancient burial place of Clan Macnab.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

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

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

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