Clare, Ireland
St. Brigid's Well
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
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Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Connemara, Ireland
A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Dublin, Ireland
A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.
Dublin, Ireland
A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."
Center Point, Indiana
Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!
Amherst, Massachusetts
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The owner of one of the oldest homes in Amherst had a unique request before the home could be turned into a museum.
Helsinki, Finland
This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Helsinki, Finland
Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.
Helsinki, Finland
The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.
Springfield, Massachusetts
This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.