The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Museum dedicated to overthrowing the Soviets, complete with diorama of Soviets being beaten to death with shovels.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.