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Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

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

Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.

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.

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

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

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

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

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

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

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

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.