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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wicklow

8 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Wicklow, Ireland

Updated July 5, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Wicklow

Wicklow, Ireland

Victor's Way Indian Sculpture Park

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

Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower of Glendalough

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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Seefin Passage Tomb

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

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Howard Mausoleum Pyramid

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

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Kilmacurragh House

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

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Glencree German War Cemetery

Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.

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Dan Clancy Memorial Chair

A teddy bear sits on a chair watching the sunset from the mountaintop—just as the late Dan Clancy had done since childhood.

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The Central Shop

Not actually a shop, but one fan's passionate show of support for a rival county's Gaelic football team.

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