Things To Do
Guinness Storehouse
The home of Ireland's national beer, with a museum of beer-making, a gallery of clever ads, and Gravity Bar with panoramic city views. Cost and Hours: €26-30 for access to building and a drink in the Gravity Bar. We recommend getting tickets in advance.
Trinity College Dublin
We recommend booking tickets in advance for a tour of the college or to see the Book of Kells and the Old Library! The Book of Kells is a 1,200 year old manuscript of the four gospels inked and illustrated by monks. The Old Library is filled with 200,000 of the Library’s oldest books and is one of the most impressive libraries in the world.
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Pubs!
Brazen Head Pub The Hairy Lemon The Long Haul Grogans The Bank Doheny & Nesbitts O’Donoghue’s Bar
Saint Michan's
The church is known for its vaults, which contain a number of 'mummified' remains.
Grafton Street
The main shopping district in Dublin, known for buskers and street performers.
Kilmainham Gaol
Howth Lighthouse
Jameson Distillery Bow St.
St Patrick's Cathedral
Phoenix Park Racecourse
Newgrange
Newgrange is a Stone Age monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, which is about an hour drive from Dublin. Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years ago (3,200 B.C.) which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Galway
For American guests who want to explore more of Ireland, there is a 2.5 hour train or bus from Dublin to Galway! Renting a car is also an option.
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey is set in 1,000 acres of mountainside in Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland. It was originally built as a castle in the 1860s by Mitchell Henry and later became a Benedictine monastery in 1920. We got engaged on the estate in the Victorian Walled Gardens! It is located about an hour and a half outside of Galway.
Cliffs of Moher
Wicklow Mountains
