Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

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

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

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

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

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

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

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

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

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

Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.