Places Niki Kay Wants to Go

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

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

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

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

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

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.

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.

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

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

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

An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.