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Kylemore Abbey A trip to Ireland isn’t really complete unless you take a road trip through the country.  There are so many things to see in Ireland including Irish castles, historic sites, and beautiful scenery.  Add to that cute towns and some of the friendliest people you will ever meet.  We traveled clockwise as our Ireland road trip itinerary took us from Dublin to Kilkenny, Waterford, Kinsale, and Galway, with lots of stops in between.  A what to see in Ireland list could go on forever, but here are some of the top things to see in Ireland on a road trip. Related: 10 Awesome Irish Castles for an Ireland Road Trip Hill of Tara You know those places with circles and shapes in the ground that can only really be appreciated from the air?  The Hill of Tara is one of those.  The Hill of Tara is located in the County Meath.  It is a sacred place which was believed to be a dwelling of the gods.  During the Stone Age, it was a site for a passage tomb...

The visitor center stands on Henry Hill. The east coast is riddled with Civil War battlefields, but for a Southern California couple, Civil War battlefields aren’t something we see every day.  So how do you choose which Civil War battlefield to cross the country to visit?  Gettysburg is probably the most popular Civil War battlefield for travelers to visit as it is the location of one of the most important battles and was the turning point for the Union.  But Gettysburg isn’t your only choice.  Northern Virginia has a Civil War battlefield that was the site of not just one, but two very im portant Civil War battles.  At the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Northern Virginia, yo u can learn about and explore the battlefields of these two important Civil War battles and also enjoy the natural beauty of this member of the National Park Service.  These two battlefields are also a conveniently short drive from Washington, D.C. Civil War Battle of First Mana...