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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.