Sights & Attractions in Dublin

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Bank of Ireland Across the street from the west facade of Trinity College stands...	Financial Institutions	The Southside

Chester Beatty Library A connoisseur's delight, this "library" is considered one of...	Libraries	Dublin West

Christ Church Cathedral From its exterior, you'd never guess that the first Christianized...	Religious Sites	Dublin West

City Hall Facing the Liffey from Cork Hill at the top of Parliament Street...	Government Buildings	Dublin West

Custom House Seen at its best when reflected in the waters of the Liffey during...	Government Buildings	The Northside


Dublin Castle As seat and symbol of the British rule of Ireland for more than...	Castles / Palaces	Dublin West

Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane The Francis Bacon studio, reconstructed here exactly as the artist...	Museums / Galleries	The Northside

Dublin Writers Museum "If you would know Ireland—body and soul—you must...	Museums / Galleries	The Northside

Four Courts The stately Corinthian portico and the circular central hall...	Government Buildings	Dublin West

Gallery of Photography Dublin's premier photography gallery has a permanent collection...	Museums / Galleries	Temple Bar

Gate Theatre The show begins here as soon as you walk into the auditorium...	Arts / Performance Venues	The Northside

General Post Office (GPO) One of the great civic buildings of Dublin's Georgian era, the...	Government Buildings	The Northside

Grafton Street It's no more than 200 yards long and about 20 feet wide, but...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Southside

Guinness Storehouse Ireland's all-dominating brewery—founded by Arthur Guinness...	Museums / Galleries, Wineries / Breweries	Dublin West

Ha'penny Bridge Every Dubliner has a story about meeting someone on this cast-iron...	Bridges / Tunnels	Temple Bar

Irish Film Institute (IFI) The opening of the IFI in a former Quaker meetinghouse helped...	Arts / Performance Venues	Temple Bar

James Joyce Centre Few may have read him, but everyone in Ireland has at least heard...	Libraries	The Northside

Kilmainham Gaol Leaders of many failed Irish rebellions spent their last days...	Museums / Galleries	Dublin West

Meeting House Square A spectacular, new, retractable canopy of four 70-foot "umbrellas"...	Squares	Temple Bar

Merrion Square Created between 1762 and 1764, this tranquil square a few blocks...	Squares	The Southside

National Gallery of Ireland Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ (1602), Van Gogh's Rooftops...	Museums / Galleries	The Southside

National Library Along with works by W. B. Yeats (1923), George Bernard Shaw (1925)...	Libraries	The Southside

National Museum of Archaeology Just south of Leinster House is Ireland's National Museum of...	Museums / Galleries	The Southside

National Museum of Decorative Arts and History Here, in one gigantic treasure chest, is the full panoply of...	Museums / Galleries	Phoenix Park and Environs

Neary's Pub The exotic, Victorian-style interiors here were once haunted...	Restaurants	The Southside

Newman House One of the finest examples of Georgian Dublin, Newman House is...	Educational Institutions	The Southside

O'Connell Street Dublin's most famous thoroughfare, which is 150 feet wide, was...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Northside

Olympia Theatre One of the most atmospheric places in Europe to see musical acts...	Arts / Performance Venues	Temple Bar

Phoenix Park Europe's largest public park, which extends about 5 km (3 mi)...	Parks	Phoenix Park and Environs

Powerscourt Townhouse Centre One of the finest 18th-century mansions in Dublin, the Powerscourt...	Stores / Malls	The Southside

Royal Hospital Kilmainham This replica of Les Invalides in Paris is regarded as the most...	Architectural Sites	Dublin West

Sean O'Casey House A one-time construction laborer, O'Casey became Ireland's greatest...	Houses / Mansions	The Northside

Shelbourne Hotel The iconic, redbrick, white-wood-trim Shelbourne hotel commands...	Hotels	The Southside

The Silk Road Cafe A great-value, Middle Eastern delight hidden away in the Chester...	Libraries	Dublin West

The Spire Christened the "Stiletto in the Ghetto" by local smart alecks...	Memorials / Monuments	The Northside

St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral Dublin's principal Catholic cathedral (also known as St. Mary's)...	Religious Sites	The Northside

St. Patrick's Cathedral The largest cathedral in Dublin and also the national cathedral...	Religious Sites	Dublin West

St. Stephen's Green Dubliners call it simply Stephen's Green, and green it is (year-round)—a...	Parks	The Southside

Trinity College Dublin Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I to "civilize" (Her Majesty's...	Educational Institutions	The Southside

Wall of Fame If you're strolling through Temple Bar and suddenly come upon...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Temple Bar
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