We don't want to count the number of bridal registries that include Waterford stemware on the wish list. The crystal graces tables all over the world, but it all comes from one place: Waterford, Ireland. Naturally, the factory offers has a store for those on shopping visits, but it also offers tours that show how they blow and hand cut the leaded crystal. There are several other industries in Waterford City, owing to its natural port. The port has been a blessing and a curse for over a thousand years. It has opened the city to siege but also opened it to commerce. It is still in use today. Reginald's Tower, built by the Vikings, stands guard, but these days the hoarding masses tend to be tourists. The tower houses the city's civic museum and offers a great view of the city. Outside the city, you can choose to wander among small fishing villages or in the Comeragh Mountains. The small mountains, reaching to 1,300 feet, house Coumshingaun, a glacial cirque.