The base for the battle against the smugglers of Islandmagee.

An uninspiring grass verge transformed into a therapeutic community garden.

Curated by a small staff of veterans, the Carlow Military Museum valiantly provides a personal perspective on over 800 years of Irish history.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.