Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

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

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

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

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."

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

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

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

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

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.