When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

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

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

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

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

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

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

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

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

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

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.