Trinity's greatest treasures are found within the Old Library and the incredible Long Room is one of the most photographed rooms in Dublin, for good…
Must see attractions in Dublin
- Top ChoiceOld Library & Book of Kells
- Top ChoiceKilmainham Gaol
If you have any desire to understand Irish history – especially the long-running resistance to British colonial rule – then a visit to this former prison…
- Top ChoiceTrinity College
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's most prestigious university, a collection of elegant Georgian and Victorian buildings, cobbled squares and nature…
- Top ChoiceNational Gallery
A magnificent Caravaggio and a breathtaking collection of works by Jack B Yeats – William Butler Yeats' younger brother – are the main reasons to visit…
- Top ChoiceGuinness Storehouse
The most popular attraction in Dublin is this multimedia homage to Guinness. An old fermentation plant in the St James's Gate Brewery has been converted…
- Top Choice14 Henrietta Street
Explore behind the facade of one of Dublin's famous Georgian townhouses, carefully restored to gently peel back layers of complex social history over 250…
- Top ChoiceSt Patrick's Cathedral
Ireland's largest church and the final resting place of Jonathan Swift, St Patrick's stands on the spot where St Patrick himself reputedly baptised the…
- Top ChoicePhoenix Park
The hugely impressive 709 hectares that comprise Dublin's Phoenix Park are not just a magnificent playground for all kinds of sport—from running to polo…
- Top ChoiceDublin Castle
As the stronghold of British power in Ireland for more than 700 years, Dublin Castle has played a central - and often adversarial - role in the history of…
- Top ChoiceMuseum of Natural History
Affectionately known as the 'Dead Zoo', this dusty, weird and utterly compelling museum is a fine example of the scientific wonderment of the Victorian…
- Top ChoiceChrist Church Cathedral
Its hilltop location and eye-catching flying buttresses make this the most photogenic of Dublin's three cathedrals, as well as one of the capital's most…
- Top ChoiceNational Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History
Once the world’s largest military barracks, this splendid early neoclassical grey-stone building on the Liffey’s northern banks was completed in 1704…
- Top ChoiceHugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
Whatever reputation Dublin has as a repository of world-class art has a lot to do with the simply stunning collection at this exquisite gallery, housed in…
- Top ChoiceChester Beatty Library
This world-famous library in the grounds of Dublin Castle houses the collection of mining engineer Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875–1968), bequeathed to…
- Top ChoiceNational Museum of Ireland – Archaeology
Established in 1877 as the primary repository of the nation's cultural and archaeological treasures, this is the country's most important museum. The…
- St Stephen's Green
St Stephen's Green’s 27 acres is the most popular park in Dublin city centre. Come for a leisurely stroll in elegant landscaped gardens, stay for the…
- Top ChoiceMerrion Square
Merrion Sq is the most prestigious and, arguably, the most elegant of Dublin's Georgian squares. Its well-kept lawns and tended flower beds are flanked on…
- Top ChoiceJameson Distillery Bow Street
Smithfield’s biggest draw is devoted to uisce beatha (ish-kuh ba-ha, ‘the water of life’); that's Irish for whiskey. To its more serious devotees, that is…
- Top ChoiceMarsh's Library
This magnificently preserved scholars' library, virtually unchanged in three centuries, is one of Dublin's most beautiful open secrets and an absolute…
- Top ChoiceCroke Park Stadium & Museum
This museum is all about the history and importance of Gaelic sports in Ireland and the role of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) as the stout…