Places mcstravicktyler Wants to Go

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

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

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

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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

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

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.