The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

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

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

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.