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Madrid, Spain
Toilet Cabinet of Ferdinand VII
The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.
40.4138, -3.6921
Madrid, Spain
Real Jardin Botanico
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
40.4122, -3.6920
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
Whitehead Boathouse
The base for the battle against the smugglers of Islandmagee.
54.7500, -5.7097
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
Victorian Walkway
This Victorian-era walkway is just one of the many 19th-century treasures in Whitehead.
54.7513, -5.7097
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Crown Liquor Saloon
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
54.5946, -5.9343
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Europa Hotel
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
54.5949, -5.9351
Belfast, Northern Ireland
SS Nomadic
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
54.6065, -5.9110
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Samson and Goliath
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
54.6050, -5.9053
Rosscarbery, Ireland
Drombeg Stone Circle
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
51.5647, -9.0870
Kerry, Ireland
Tetrapod Trackway
Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.
51.9299, -10.3481
Kerry, Ireland
Telegraph Field Valentia Island
This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.
51.8931, -10.3899
Kerry, Ireland
Gap of Dunloe
Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.
52.0247, -9.6359
Connemara, Ireland
Kylemore Abbey
A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.
53.5616, -9.8893
Galway, Ireland
Landing Site of the First Transatlantic Flight
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
53.4464, -10.0229
Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
53.0078, -9.0021
Adare, Ireland
Adare Manor
An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.
52.5641, -8.7781
Laois, Ireland
The Rock of Dunamase
A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.
53.0303, -7.2097
Kildare, Ireland
Irish National Stud and Gardens
See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.
53.1444, -6.9009
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Conolly's Folly
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
53.3694, -6.5598
Leixlip, Ireland
The Wonderful Barn
A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
53.3598, -6.5100
Dublin, Ireland
Ashtown Castle
After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.
53.3658, -6.3306
Dublin, Ireland
Magazine Fort
This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.
53.3488, -6.3164
Dublin, Ireland
Saint Audoen's Gate
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.
53.3440, -6.2740
Dublin, Ireland
Dublinia
Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
53.3435, -6.2711
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