Places Egao Wants to Go

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

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

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

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

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

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

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

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

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

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

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

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.

Robotic car thieves, freakish animals and huge neon floats in Northern Ireland's capital.

An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.

Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.