Places swinterz Wants to Go

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

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

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

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

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

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

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

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

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

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

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

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

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

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

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.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

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