Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

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

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.