Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

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."

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

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

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

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

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

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

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

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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

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

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

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.