Places AbsoluteNomad Wants to Go

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

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

This Denmark theme park is part family attraction, part experimental archaeology project.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.