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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

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

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

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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

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

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

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

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

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.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

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

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

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