Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

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

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

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

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

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.

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

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

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

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

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

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

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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

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

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

Every year locals give the bear a fresh coat of paint to preserve its signature goofy grin.

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.