Phoenix Park
Dublin
Europe's largest enclosed city park — 1,752 acres of grassland, woodland, and history just 3 km from central Dublin, still home to a herd of wild fallow deer descended from the 1660s.
Places to discover in Ireland
Dublin Castle
Dublin
An 800-year-old castle in the heart of Dublin — from Viking fortifications to viceregal splendour and the handover to Irish independence. **Closed to the public until January 2027** due to Ireland's EU Presidency hosting.
Cliffs of Moher
Clare
Ireland's most celebrated coastal spectacle — 214-metre cliffs towering over the Atlantic, with safe paved paths, a cave-like visitor centre built into the hillside, and views stretching to the Aran Islands on a clear day.
St Stephen's Green
Dublin
A 22-acre Victorian oasis in the heart of Dublin, gifted to the city by Lord Ardilaun in 1880 — with an ornamental lake, 750 trees, 15 sculptures, and over 3.5km of accessible pathways.
Guinness Storehouse
Dublin
Ireland's most popular visitor attraction: a seven-storey journey through the history, brewing, and culture of Guinness, capped by a pint with 360° views from the rooftop Gravity Bar.
National Botanic Gardens
Dublin
A free-to-enter botanical oasis just 3km from Dublin's city centre, home to over 15,000 plant species, award-winning Victorian glasshouses, and the only replica Viking house in Ireland — all set along the tranquil River Tolka.
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin
Ireland's national art collection, spanning from the 14th century to today — with masterpieces by Caravaggio, Vermeer, Monet, and Yeats, all in the heart of Georgian Dublin, and entry is free.
Emerald Park
Ashbourne, Meath
Ireland's only theme park and zoo — 50 acres of rollercoasters, water rides, and exotic animals in the heart of the Boyne Valley, just 30 minutes from Dublin.
Malahide Castle & Gardens
Malahide, Dublin
An 800-year-old medieval castle on 260 acres of parkland, just 25 minutes from Dublin — home to the Talbot family's story, Ireland's only exotic butterfly house, a world-renowned botanical collection, and an enchanted fairy trail.
Rock of Cashel
Cashel, Tipperary
A breathtaking cluster of medieval monuments perched on a limestone hilltop — Ireland's most spectacular collection of church architecture, once the seat of Munster's kings.
Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden
Galway
A fairytale 19th-century castle reflected in a Connemara lake — now a Benedictine monastery welcoming visitors to its 1,000-acre estate of restored period rooms, a spectacular 6-acre Victorian Walled Garden, and a miniature neo-Gothic cathedral tucked in the woodland.
National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
Dublin
Ireland's national archaeological treasures — from prehistoric gold to Viking artefacts and Iron Age bog bodies — housed in a stunning Victorian Palladian building in the heart of Dublin.
Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
Bunratty, Clare
Ireland's most complete and authentic 15th-century castle, paired with a 26-acre living-history folk park where costumed characters, rare-breed animals, and a full recreated 19th-century village bring the past to life.
Fota Wildlife Park
Carrigtohill, Cork
A 100-acre conservation charity on Fota Island where kangaroos, lemurs, and wallabies roam freely around you — just 15 minutes from Cork City and with its own train station.
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny, Kilkenny
An 800-year-old Norman fortress turned Victorian country house, set in 50 acres of rolling parkland right in the heart of Kilkenny city — one of Ireland's most complete and accessible castle experiences.
Blarney Castle & Gardens
Cork, Cork
A 15th-century tower house perched above 60 acres of enchanting gardens, home to the legendary Blarney Stone — kiss it and gain the gift of eloquence, but the gardens alone are worth the trip.
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Dublin
A fully digital, interactive museum in Dublin's Docklands telling the story of 10 million Irish emigrants and their extraordinary global impact — voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction three years in a row.
Killarney National Park
Kerry
Ireland's oldest national park — 10,000 hectares of mountains, lakes, ancient woodlands and waterfalls on the doorstep of Killarney town, with a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation and the country's last indigenous red deer herd.
Powerscourt House & Gardens
Enniskerry, Wicklow
Voted the world's 3rd best garden by National Geographic, this 47-acre estate in the Wicklow hills pairs exquisite formal gardens with Ireland's highest waterfall — all just 30 minutes from Dublin.
Muckross House
Killarney, Kerry
A magnificent Victorian mansion set on the shores of Muckross Lake in Killarney National Park, paired with 1930s-style working farms and craft workshops — Kerry's premier visitor attraction.
Hook Lighthouse
Wexford
The world's oldest intact operational lighthouse — an 800-year-old medieval tower at the tip of the Hook Peninsula with guided tours, a clifftop café, and sweeping sea views.
Ross Castle
Killarney, Kerry
A 15th-century tower house perched on an inlet of Lough Leane in Killarney National Park — the last place in Munster to hold out against Cromwell, steeped in O'Donoghue legend.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
Wicklow
A vast swathe of wild mountain scenery just south of Dublin — Ireland's largest and only eastern national park, home to the haunting 6th-century monastic settlement of Glendalough, nine waymarked trails, and some of the country's finest hill-walking.
Powerscourt Waterfall
Powerscourt Estate, Wicklow
Ireland's highest accessible waterfall thunders 121 metres down a rugged rock face at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains — a family-friendly destination for picnics, woodland walks, and sheer natural drama just 30 minutes from Dublin.