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An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.