Ireland
The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands
Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Inishmaan, Ireland
The Island of Inishmaan
Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
Cork, Ireland
The Butter Museum
This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.
Galway, Ireland
Kilmacduagh Round Tower
The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
Marsh's Library
The oldest public library in Ireland.
Glenslane, Ireland
The Hole of the Sorrows
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Meath, Ireland
Mound of the Hostages
An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Galway, Ireland
Dun Aonghasa
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Dublin, Ireland
Natural History Building, National Museum of Ireland
Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.
Dublin, Ireland
Kingship and Sacrifice
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
Drombeg Stone Circle
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Dowth, Ireland
Newgrange
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Waag
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Mussenden Temple
This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Crown Liquor Saloon
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The Dark Hedges
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Barcelona, Spain
El Caganer
A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.
Barcelona, Spain
Street Performers of Las Ramblas
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
Chocolate Museum
Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.
Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
