Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

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

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

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

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

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

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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