Places Ramika Wants to Go

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

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

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

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

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

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

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

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.