Places goldelinemydear Wants to Go

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

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

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

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

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

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

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

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