This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

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

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

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

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.

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

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

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.