Places lisrogers89 Wants to Go

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

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

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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

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

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.