tourist attractions dublin

A visit to the home of Guinness is the high point of any trip to Dublin. At the Guinness storehouse you'll discover all there is to know about the world famous beer. It’s a dramatic story that begins around 250 years ago and ends in gravity, the sky bar, with a complimentary pint of Guinness and an astonishing view of Dublin City.
As you wander through the storehouse you may visit the Retail Store on the ground floor where you can find the main ingredients of Guinness: water, barley,...

Probably Ireland's best known Victorian public park and it's one of the oldest public parks in Ireland. This 9 hectare (22 acre) park is a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the city's streets with tree lined walks, shrubberies, colourful flower beds, herbaceous borders, rockeries, an ornamental lake and a garden for the visually impaired.
The bandstand is a well-known feature in this park. Lunchtime concerts are performed during the summer months.
There's disabled acces...

Kilmainham Gaol is the largest unoccupied gaol on the island of Ireland. A tour of the facilities gives the visitor a dramatic and realistic insight into what it was like to be a prisoner in one of these strongholds of punishment and correction between 1796, when it opened, and 1924 when it closed.
The gaol has played a very important role in Irish history with the leaders of the rebellions of 1798, 1803, 1848, 1867 and 1916 being detained here. The leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising wer...

Grafton Street is Dublin's pedestrianised shopping street. It lies in the very heart of Dublin city and runs from College Green to St. Stephen's Green. It is Dublin's most fashionable street and the busiest shopping street in Ireland!

All the high street stores are located here along with numerous cafes, pubs and restaurants.

A stroll down Grafton Street is a must - it's always buzzing with musicians, mime artists and talented buskers! Look out for the Molly Malone...

'Author of many plays' is the simple accolade to George Bernard Shaw on the plaque outside his birthplace, and his Victorian home and early life mirrors this simplicity....

Building work on this impressive Georgian building began in 1776 and was based on the designs of architect Thomas Cooley. On the death of Cooley in 1784, work continued, to an enhanced design by the renowned architect James Gandon. The foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Ruthland in 1786 and the building was completed in 1802 although the first court session took place in 1796.
It has a fine central block with an arched courtyard and end pavilion on either side. The portico is sup...

Henry Street is one of the main shopping streets in Dublin. It can be found just off O'Connell Street -Dublin's main street. Noteable shopping centres located here include the Jervis Shopping Centre and the Ilac Shopping Centre. Arnotts, Debenhams, Dunnes and Pennys are also located here included lots of other high street fashion stores.

Moore Street can be found just off Grafton Street and it's well worth a stroll down this street. It's one of the oldest food markets in Dublin. <...