Places cait7911 Wants to Go

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

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

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

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

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

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.