Places positivelypossessed Wants to Go

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

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

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

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

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

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

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

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

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

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

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

The last Victorian market in Belfast.