An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.

This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.