This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

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

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

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 modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

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

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

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

The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

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

This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.