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

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

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

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

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

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

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

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

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

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.