Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

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

If you like Art Deco you will love this bridge.

These wooden balconies that are both decorative and functional.

The ruins of an ancient Celtiberian town with incredible rock-cut buildings and a Roman aqueduct.

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.

Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

A series of recreated fortifications mark George Orwell's path through the Spanish Civil War.

This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.