These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

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

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

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.

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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

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

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

This monstrous face has watched over passersby for centuries.

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

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

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.