A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

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

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

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

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

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

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