The house where the writer spent his formative years.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

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

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

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

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

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

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

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

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Underground monastery and fortress.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.