Ireland's Dark Hedges Is The Most Mystifyingly Cool Road Ever

The Most Mystifyingly Cool Road Ever
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Somewhere in Northern Ireland (near the village of Armoy) along Bregagh Road lies a stunning site: A row of Beech trees that curve in crazy cool ways.

The trees, planted by the Stuart family in the 18th century to dress up the road towards their manor, sit intertwined, creating a truly bizarro site in any season.

Now called The Dark Hedges by locals and tourists alike (Northern Ireland started using images from the road in their tourism campaigns in the late 1990s), the site has been used for scenes from "Game of Thrones".

Rumor has it that "the Grey Lady" (no, not the New York Times) now haunts the road, especially the last beech tree at dusk.

To get here, drive northwest about 50 miles from Belfast off Antrim Coastal Road.

Happy trails!

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An Irish Road Trip
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A boat tied up on the shore of Muckross Lake in Killarney National Park, County Kerry. Ireland is about 300 miles from north to south and a driving trip in the country's western region takes you along hilly, narrow roads with spectacular views ranging from seaside cliffs to verdant farmland. (AP Photo/Jake Coyle) (credit:AP)
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The swirls of sand, land and sea at the Portnoo Strand in County Donegal. Ireland is about 300 miles from north to south and a driving trip in the country's western region takes you along hilly, narrow roads with spectacular views ranging from seaside cliffs to verdant farmland (AP Photo/Jake Coyle) (credit:AP)
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Driving along a narrow road in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. (AP Photo/Jake Coyle) (credit:AP)
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Stone walls on a hillside on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry. The landscape here is about as old as the local recipes. (AP Photo/Jake Coyle) (credit:AP)
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A swerving road at the tip of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. Unexpectedly blue waters lap the bottom of jagged cliffs. (AP Photo/Jake Coyle) (credit:AP)
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The Skellig Islands off the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula. They may not be traveler friendly, but they are postcard perfect. (AP Photo/Jake Coyle) (credit:AP)

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