Paris, France
Paris Padlocks of Love
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
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Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
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.
Galway, Ireland
At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Galway City, Ireland
Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.
Inishmaan, Ireland
Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
Kerry, Ireland
Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Naples, Florida
A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.