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

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

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

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

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

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

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

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

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

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

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.