A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

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

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

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

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

A public display of random paleontology.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.