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Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

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

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

A sculpted indigenous garden featuring more than 60 works by Dylan Lewis.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.

The supreme shrine of the state.