Places jordank Wants to Go

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

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

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

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

Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.

It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”