Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

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

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

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

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

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

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.