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

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

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

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

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

The last Victorian market in Belfast.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

This giant sculpture is both loved and disliked by the local community.

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.

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

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.