The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A massive Celtic cross secretly growing in an Irish forest.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

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

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

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

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

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

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."