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 Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

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

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

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

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

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