Galway, Ireland
Kilmacduagh Round Tower
The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.
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Galway, Ireland
The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.
Wexford, Ireland
After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.
Galway, Ireland
While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.
Tullamore, Ireland
An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
Adare, Ireland
An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
East Molesey, England
Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.
Maidstone, England
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Mansfield, England
An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.
Nottingham, England
The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.
Hamsey, England
Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland
The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.
Bath, England
Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.
Menston, England
Once a farm where patients tilled the soil, this asylum lost its workforce when overmedicating became common practice.
Coventry, England
A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
Brighton, England
This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Oxford, England
Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.
Cricket Saint Thomas, England
The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Dorking, England
Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."