This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

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

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

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

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

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.