Colares, Portugal
Cabo da Roca
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
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Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland
Every year locals give the bear a fresh coat of paint to preserve its signature goofy grin.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland
The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
Whimsical woolen creatures have taken over this historic Northern Ireland park.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Newcastle, Northern Ireland
The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.
Ards, Northern Ireland
Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Galway, Ireland
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.