Fodor's Expert Review Hunt Museum

Designed by architect Davis Ducart---the man who modeled the city's entire Georgian grid---this handsome limestone building was once the Old Custom House. Located on the banks of the Shannon in the city center, the Hunt Museum has the finest collection of Celtic and medieval treasures outside the National Museum in Dublin. Ancient Irish metalwork, European objets d'art, and a selection of 20th-century European and Irish paintings—including works by Jack B. Yeats—are on view. The museum has regular high-profile exhibitions. Free tours are offered and a café overlooks the river.