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

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

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

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

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

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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

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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

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

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

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

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

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

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.