Jameson’s Distillery is one the largest in the world. Guided tours of this 230-year-old building offer an incredible insight into Whiskey, or Uisce Beatha, as...

Dublin’s literary heritage is immense. Dublin Writers Museum celebrates the life and work of four Nobel Prize Winners and countless world-renowned authors. Samuel Beckett, James...

Dublin City Gallery contains the entire studio contents of Francis Bacon. Bacon’s heir, John Edwards gave the collection of over 7,500 items to the gallery...

A curvilinear cast-iron glasshouse, 20,000 plant species and the tranquil flood plains of the River Tolka draw visitors to The National Botanic Gardens. The glass...

Croke Park is the fourth largest stadium in Europe and the largest in Ireland. It has been at the core of sporting life in Ireland...

The James Joyce Centre celebrates and details the life and work of one of the world’s greatest 20th-century writers. Interactive displays and films introduce visitors...

The Decorative Arts and History collections of the National Museum are housed in Collins Barracks, and the neo-classical complex is worthy of attention in its...

James Joyce House of the Dead is one of the world’s most important literary landmarks. Once the home of an aunt of James Joyce, the...

St Audoen’s Church is the only medieval parish church in Dublin. Located in the middle of the walled city, it dates from the 12th century....

The General Post Office was the stronghold of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, and bullet holes still scar its façade. The inside was...

Dublinia brings in more than its share of visitors to Dublin. They come here to be taken on a fascinating journey into medieval Dublin. Reconstructions,...

Christ Church Cathedral is Dublin’s oldest building. Dating from 1038, it was founded by Sitriuc, first Christian King of the Dublin Norsemen, but in 1172,...

Controversial when it was unveiled in 2002, The Spire is already one of Dublin’s best-known landmarks and by far the tallest. The stainless steel sculpture...

The National Photographic Archive is a growing collection of some 600,000 photos. Collections include the Cardall Collection, comprising postcards from the 1950s and 1960s, the...

Deep within the vaults of the City Hall, Dublin’s eventful past unfolds. The Story of the Capital follows the City’s journey from Viking settlement to...

One of Ireland’s best family attractions, Dublin Zoo is home to some of the world’s rarest animals. Among them, an Amur Tiger, which despite being...

Dublin Castle stands in the centre of the city on strategic high ground, which has been fortified for a least a millennium. The present building...

The Wall of Fame is a permanent outdoor exhibition celebrating Ireland’s musical heroes. Twelve of them have been chosen because of their influence on Irish...

Ireland’s National Theatre, The Abbey, has played a central cultural role in the country for over 100 years. Opened in 1904, 20 years before Independence,...

The Chester Beatty Library illuminates the world’s artistic and theological traditions through two permanent exhibitions, Artistic Traditions and Sacred Traditions. Highlights include important biblical papyri,...