The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

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

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

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

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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."

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

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.