Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

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."

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

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

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

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

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

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

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

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

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

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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