Places isabelleryann Wants to Go

A tiny island off the coast of Dublin was once a pilgrimage site for the sick and the suffering.

The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.

Collection of still-functioning printing presses from the 18th to 20th centuries.

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

A 1930s-style speakeasy with a secret doorway and one-of-a-kind cocktails.

A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.

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

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.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

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

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

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.