Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.

A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

The second largest palm grove in Europe was planted during Moorish times and has been largely unchanged since then.

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.

This ancient fort has been a great insight into the Roman presence in the region.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.