This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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."

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

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

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

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

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

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

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.

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

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

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