This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

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

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

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

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

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.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.