Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

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

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

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

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.