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

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

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

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

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

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

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

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

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

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

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