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

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 permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

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

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.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

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

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.