Experience a lively capital city that’s as intimate as a village and as friendly as your local Irish pub. With its natural blend of complex history, architectural splendour and enchanting parkland, this town is an adventure in itself. Visit Dublin’s historic sites and find out how a small ecclesiastical settlement became a truly modern capital city.
22 places to visit
Arbour Hill Military Cemetery
The final resting place of the leaders of 1916
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Casino Marino
Ireland’s miniature architectural masterpiece - a unique and intriguing garden temple.
Custom House Visitor Centre
Ireland’s best-known architectural marvel
Dublin Castle
The nerve centre of historical power in Ireland
Farmleigh House and Gardens
An eclectic Edwardian mansion and the Irish state guesthouse
Garden of Remembrance
A tranquil memorial in the heart of Dublin city
Government Buildings
A working hub for the business of the state
Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Remembering the fallen of the British Empire
Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Relax and reflect in this beautiful garden monument
Iveagh Gardens
Experience a sense of wonder in Dublin’s ‘secret garden’
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
A monument to more than a century of Irish nationalism
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
An oasis of green in the metropolis
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
An enthralling chapter in the story of 1916
Phoenix Park and Biodiversity Centre
Where Dublin goes to breathe
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle
A rediscovered medieval gem and its demesne
Phoenix Park – People’s Flower Gardens
Enjoy Victorian floriculture at its best
Rathfarnham Castle
An inspiring Elizabethan castle within easy reach of Dublin City Centre
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Royal Hospital Kilmainham
One of Dublin's most iconic buildings and Ireland’s foremost example of fine 17th century architecture
St. Mary’s Abbey – Chapter House – Cistercian Monastery
The ruins of one of the largest and most important monasteries in medieval Ireland
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St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
A medieval chapel at the centre of city life
St Stephen’s Green
A Victorian civic gem in Dublin’s greatest garden square
Áras an Uachtaráin
A taste of presidential elegance