Places madisongirlyeah Wants to Go

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

Ancient cave temple near a massive Buddha statue.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

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

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

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

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

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

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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

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

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

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."