Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

This quirky shop on a former farm is full of weird and wonderful oddities and antiques.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.