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The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

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

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

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

Designed to commemorate the king's coronation.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

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

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