And keeping a watchful eye on these 63 places covering 120sq kms of countryside and 200kms of outstanding coastline is the National Trust in Northern Ireland - an organisation dedicated to preserving our grand history and delicate environment.
From Templepatrick's Patterson's Spade Mill (L-2), where 200 spades are tailor-made each year, to the debonnaire costume museum at Springhill House (K-3) near Moneymore, each National Trust property reveals a new story on every visit.
In Belfast, the Trust presides over Divis Mountain, The Crown Bar and Minnowburn Beeches, near the Giant's Ring.
And beyond the city, other stand-out properties include Mount Stewart House & Gardens outside Newtownards (L-3) , Florence Court in Co. Fermanagh (I-4) and Castle Ward near Strangford, Co. Down (L-3).
Many properties also provide holiday accommodation, most notably Florence Court and Crom Estate (J-4) and Rathlin Island's Manor House (K-1). Romantic weekends and celebratory get-togethers deserve nothing less...
