Places daratheodora Wants to Go

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

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

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

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

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

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

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

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.