No. 01 · Museum
Trinity College & Book of Kells
Ireland's oldest university and the 9th-century Book of Kells
Founded 1592 — cobblestone squares, the Long Room of 200,000 books, and the illuminated Book of Kells on rotating display.
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Dublin
Georgian doors, literary pubs, and the Liffey
A small capital with outsized literary heritage — Trinity College, Joyce, and a pub culture older than the country itself.
When to go
May–September for the long days; St Patrick's Day in March for the festival.
Getting around
Walk the city centre; LUAS trams and DART for longer trips.
Dublin highlights
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 02 · Attraction
Guinness Storehouse
Seven-story brewery tour ending in a sky-bar pint
The St James's Gate brewery's visitor centre — built around a pint-glass-shaped atrium and topped by the Gravity Bar.
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Ireland's largest cathedral, dating to 1191
Jonathan Swift was dean here; the country's national cathedral of the Church of Ireland sits on the site where St Patrick is said to have baptised converts.
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4 hand-picked
A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in Dublin, Ireland — grouped by type below.
Landmark
1 place
Attraction
1 place
Museum
1 place
Where to stay
1 place
Where to stay in Dublin
4 neighborhoods
Dublin is tiny — most visitors stay in or just south of the Liffey and walk everywhere.
Temple Bar
Pubs, music, centre of the noise
Best for: First trips that want it all on the doorstep
South Georgian Core
Merrion Square, museums, doors
Best for: Calmer central base
Portobello
Canal, restaurants, indie cafés
Best for: Repeat visitors after a quieter pocket
Smithfield
Distillery, design hotels, plaza
Best for: Modern stays west of the centre
A 3-day itinerary, your way
If you only have a long weekend in Dublin.
Day 1
Trinity & Georgian
Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Grafton Street, lunch in the Georgian core, National Museum, pub night in Temple Bar.
Day 2
Guinness & West
Guinness Storehouse morning, lunch at Brother Hubbard, Kilmainham Gaol tour, dinner in Stoneybatter or Smithfield.
Day 3
Coast & Trad
DART train to Howth, cliff walk, seafood lunch, return for a trad session at The Cobblestone.