The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

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

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

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

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

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

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

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

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

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

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