Places seamusemmett Wants to Go

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

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

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

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

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

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

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

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

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.