Kilkenny, Ireland
Jerpoint Abbey
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
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The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint (Jerpoint Park)
Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.
Carlow, Ireland
Delta Sensory Gardens
Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Dunmore Cave
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Kyteler's Inn
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Wexford, Ireland
Castleboro House
After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.
Wicklow, Ireland
The Round Tower of Glendalough
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Conolly's Folly
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Leixlip, Ireland
The Wonderful Barn
A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
Greenback, Tennessee
Fortress of Faith (Greenback Castle)
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Cashel, Ireland
Hore Abbey
The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Old Red Iron Bridge
Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.
Cardiff, Wales
The Arab Room at Cardiff Castle
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
Downe, England
Down House
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Pontarfynach, Wales
Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Adare, Ireland
Adare Manor
An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.
Newchapel, Wales
Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Trier, Germany
Porta Nigra
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Echternach, Luxembourg
Wollefsschlucht (Wolf Gorge)
In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.
Berdorf, Luxembourg
Priedegtstull
These exceptionally narrow openings between giant rocks will test your daring.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
Schiessentümpel
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
Beaufort Castles
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Iquitos, Peru
Ayapua Boat Museum
In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
