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Kerry County Museum
An absolute treat, Kerry's county museum has excellent interpretive displays on Irish historical events and trends, with an emphasis on County Kerry. The Medieval Experience re-creates life (smells and all) in Tralee in 1450. Check out the deranged nights, a vision of horror right out of Monty Python. Children will love strolling the medieval streets and there's a commentary in various languages. The Tom Crean Room celebrates the local hero, an early-20th-century explorer who accompanied both Scott and Shackleton on epic Antarctic expeditions. It's housed in the neoclassical Ashe Memorial Hall.
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Genting Thai
It's the real deal here at this little bistro. The menu is actually Thai (without a lot of interloping Chinese dishes) and is both perfectly spiced and often spicy: if your tongue's deadened by Irish cooking, you'll love the many dishes rated with three chillies on the menu.
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Visitor Centre
The modern visitor centre at Blennerville houses an exhibition on grain-milling, and on the thousands of emigrants who boarded ‘coffin ships’ from what was then Kerry’s largest embarkation point. There’s also a database of the Irish émigrés who flocked to America. Admission includes a 30-minute guided tour of the windmill.
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Restaurant David Norris
Norris' modern façade is uninspiring, but inside the décor is stylish and the menu exciting. Starters such as crisp-fried calamari are terrific. The emphasis is on steaks and shanks, but vegetarians and fish fanciers have delicious options too. A four-course early bird special is available until 19:00 Monday to Friday.
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Siamsa Tíre
Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland, re-creates dynamic aspects of Gaelic culture through song, dance, drama and mime. There are several shows a week from May to September at 8.30pm. Winter shows range from dance to drama and mainstream musicals.
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Harty's Lounge Bar
Despite its svelte appearance, this modernised Tralee institution serves no-nonsense nosh, but with tagliatelle joining beef and Guinness stew on the menu. It was the birthplace of the Rose of Tralee festival in 1959.
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Medieval Experience
The Medieval Experience, is an enjoyable multimedia presentation re-creating life (smells and all) in Tralee in 1450. Children love strolling the medieval streets and there's a commentary in various languages.
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Chopin's Cafe
Irish-as-it-gets specialities at this cute little red box of a cafe include bacon and cabbage with white sauce and baked cod with tartare sauce, plus homemade beef burgers laced with onions, while international options range from frittatas to lasagnes.
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Denny Lane Cafe
Entered via a narrow lane, this modern cafe is great for snacks like loaded potato skins or warm brie salad, as well as more filling meals such as pan-friend sirloin steaks.
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Dingle Peninsula Walk
8 days (Tralee)
Experience on foot the history and natural beauty of Ireland's Dingle Peninsula.
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Dingle Peninsula Guided Walk
8 days (Tralee)
Experience on foot the history and natural beauty of Ireland's Dingle Peninsula.
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Finnegan's Cellar Restaurant
In a low-beamed Georgian cellar with candles on the intimate tables, Finnegan's serves reasonably priced, traditional meat and fish dishes given a twist by unusual sauces, herbs and dressings.
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windmill
Blennerville used to be the chief port of Tralee, though it has long since silted up. A 19th-century flour windmill has been restored and is the largest working mill in Ireland and Britain.
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Mozart's
Not content with composing Don Giovanni, he's inspired a bistro in Tralee. Mozart's is great for a daytime bite, serving burritos and baps, focaccias and croissants.
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Samhlaiocht
The local arts group Samhlaiocht stages exhibitions and special events such as the Kerry Film Festival in early November.
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Áines Café & Wine Bar
Lots of salads, steaks, hot specials and cute little sandwiches. Heaters over tables outside make trying to affect that Continental lifestyle palatable.
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Club Fabric
Tralee's club of the moment with the right mix of chill-out bar, upstairs level for 1970s and '80s faves, and a main disco for some floor-burning DJs.
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Tom Crean Room
The Tom Crean Room at the Kerry County Museum celebrates the local hero who accompanied both Scott and Shackleton on epic Antarctic expeditions.
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Manna Organic Store
Manna Organic Store has organic produce, groceries and various feel-good potions and lotions. Wheatgrass grows in the window.
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La Scala
A popular Irish-Italian eatery where locals banquet on pizza and pasta, sizzling fajitas and meatballs. Breakfast is served until 17:00.
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Baily's Corner
Deservedly popular for its traditional sessions, with local musicians performing original material most weeknights during summer and at least a couple of nights a week the rest of the year.
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Aquadome
Tralee's water fun centre, Aquadome, has gushers, geysers, sauna and steam room as well as plenty of water just to swim in.
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Seán Óg's
Fair diddling trad music is on at this rambling and raucous bar from Sunday to Thursday in summer and up to a couple of times a week outside season.
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Dunnes Stores
The perfect place for self-caterers. There's also a branch on North Circular Rd.
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