A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

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

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

The remains of a concrete ship sit on a sandbank between Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

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.

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

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

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

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

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

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

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

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

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.