Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

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

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

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

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

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

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.