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

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

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."

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

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

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

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

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

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

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

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

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

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

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

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.

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

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.