This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

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

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

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

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

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

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

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

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

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

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.