Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

The name for this waterfall was derived from the Aboriginal word used to describe a rainforest vine.

This hidden museum examines the complex history of the country's law enforcement.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

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

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.