Brú na Bóinne, Ireland

Brú na Bóinne is a collection of ancient passage tombs and monuments in eastern Ireland that exhibit the inventiveness in architecture, creative endeavors, and holy rituals of the people who inhabited the area around the River Boyne in prehistoric times. The extensive megalithic art complex, several ceremonial sites, and some sizable grassy mounds that conceal tombs older than the Egyptian pyramids are also part of the complex. Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth are the three largest passage graves, but only Newgrange and Knowth can be visited with a tour.

You can view engraved kerbstones and look down long passageways leading into the tombs while taking a tour of the passage graves. Visitors at Newgrange even get the opportunity to explore the tomb's interior and learn about its astrological alignment. The location also contains a tourist center with educational displays, such as a scale model of Newgrange's interior and a Neolithic home. Bru na Bóinne is conveniently accessible as a day trip from Dublin as it is situated in County Meath, about 40 kilometers to the north of the city. The towns of Drogheda and Donore are the closest localities.