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

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

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

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

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

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

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

A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.