Places Maggie Mason Wants to Go

A well-preserved, 19th-century Irish workhouse recounts a grim time in the country’s history.

One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world, this structure was built more than 800 years ago.

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

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

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

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

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

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.