A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

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

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

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

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

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

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

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

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.