This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.