Places jeachan Wants to Go

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

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

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.