Dublin, Ireland
Sweny's Pharmacy
The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Library at Trinity College
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin General Post Office
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Dublin, Ireland
The Joker's Chair
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Dublin, Ireland
Statue of Oscar Wilde
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
‘Why Go Bald’ Sign
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Leuven, Belgium
'Totem'
A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.
Hampden, New Zealand
Moeraki Boulders
Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.
Cusco, Peru
Museo de la Coca (Coca Museum)
A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.
Cusco, Peru
Chinchilla Last Supper
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Swayambhunath Monkey Temple
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
Moscow, Russia
Lubyanka
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Oamaru, New Zealand
Steampunk HQ
The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.
Budapest, Hungary
Hospital in the Rock
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
The Holy Right
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Budapest, Hungary
Ronald Reagan Statue in Budapest
A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.
Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Wellington, New Zealand
Colossal Squid
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
