This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large part in Dublin.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

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

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

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

This center tells the story of one of the most famous battles in Irish history.

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

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

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

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

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

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

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

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

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

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

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

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

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.