Attractions in Ballsbridge Start with National Print Museum: the sights of Ballsbridge This is a list led by museums or galleries, 95 of its 157. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 155 beyond the 2 inside Ballsbridge’s neighbourhood. Dublin Zoo drew 1.3M visitors in 2022. Here, 14 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. The trip to Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle is 7.1 km.
Photo: National Print Museum, Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland (CC BY 2.0) In Ballsbridge
2
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
155
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
95
in or near town
Castles & historic places
39
in or near town
Cared for
14
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known Ballsbridge’s big names After National Print Museum come 2 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map Mapped Beyond the town, the 155 nearby are mostly to the northwest.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Ballsbridge’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind The types of place Museums or galleries number 95, castles or historic places 39.
Museums & galleries 58 museums · 37 art galleries 1 in town · 94 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 3 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 1 in town · 38 nearby
Gardens & estates 9 gardens 0 in town · 9 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions 0 in town · 13 nearby
Green: inside Ballsbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green, Chester Beatty and Kilmainham Gaol, and 10 more).
Every place The complete list 157 places in all: 2 in town and 155 within 5 km of its edge.
1 Museum · in town Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Historic house 2 Historic house · in town Historic house.
Guided tours Castle 3 Castle · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 4 Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northwest National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 5 Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Heritage institution.
6 Historic house · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
7 Cathedral · 1.5 km outside town, to the west Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 8 Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 9 Garden · 700 m outside town, to the west Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 10 Cathedral · 1.8 km outside town, to the northwest Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
11 Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 12 Zoo · 4.6 km outside town, to the northwest Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 13 Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the west Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 14 Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the west Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 15 Cathedral · 1.8 km outside town, to the northwest Church in Dublin, Ireland.
16 Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northwest International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year 17 Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the west Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 18 Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the west Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
19 Museum · 3 km outside town, to the northwest National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year 20 Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the northwest Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Garden · 4.2 km outside town, to the northwest Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 Museum · 2 km outside town, to the northwest Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum · 700 m outside town, to the west Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum · 2.3 km outside town, to the northwest Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Irish art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Garden Garden · 600 m outside town, to the west National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the northwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the northwest National museum.
Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the northwest Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Garden · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Public park with playing fields and follies, Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Irish arts venue.
Church · 1.9 km outside town, to the northwest Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 400 m outside town, to the northwest Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the northwest Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the northwest Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the northwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the north Irish art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the northwest Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the northwest Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Historic house Historic house · 3.3 km outside town, to the north Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Castle Castle · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the west Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction Attraction · 4.6 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the west Museum.
Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 600 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Church Church · 400 m outside town, to the west Church.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Church Church · 700 m outside town, to the west Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1.2 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 4.1 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Church Church · 1.3 km outside town, to the west Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.6 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 1.6 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Historic house Historic house · 1.8 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Castle Castle · 1.3 km outside town, to the south Castle.
Church Church · 2.1 km outside town, to the west Church.
Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 2.3 km outside town, to the northwest Abbey or priory.
Church Church · 2.3 km outside town, to the west Church.
Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 2.6 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
A shop Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Guided tours Church Church · 3.2 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Garden Garden · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Garden.
A visitor farm Garden Garden · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Walks Garden Garden · 4.6 km outside town, to the west Garden.
Guided tours and walks Garden Garden · 700 m outside town, to the northwest Garden.
Garden Garden · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 700 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Museum Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 1.9 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 1.9 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
Church Church · 2.3 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Church Church · 2.5 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Attraction Attraction · 800 m outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Open Wed, Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00 Attraction Attraction · 500 m outside town, to the north Attraction.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Historic ship Historic ship · 600 m outside town, to the north Historic ship.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 700 m outside town, to the north Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Attraction Attraction · 1.2 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.4 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 1.9 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
Church Church · 2 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Museum Museum · 2 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the northwest Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 2.5 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Open closed Attraction Attraction · 1.9 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 1.4 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Historic site Historic site · 1.8 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 4.2 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 3.9 km outside town, to the west Historic site.
The 2 inside Ballsbridge come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballsbridge → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballsbridge →
Big names nearby Days out The standout of the 12 is Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, 7.1 km from town.
Places well known beyond Ballsbridge (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Places to visit in Ballsbridge: questions What are the main attractions in Ballsbridge? The best known inside Ballsbridge’s neighbourhood are National Print Museum and 55 Pembroke Road. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 155 more within 5 km.
Does Ballsbridge have a museum? 95 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ballsbridge: National Print Museum, National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland and National Gallery of Ireland.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballsbridge? Yes. In or within 5 km of Ballsbridge, 14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green, Chester Beatty and Kilmainham Gaol).
What are the best-known days out near Ballsbridge? Within 40 km: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (7.1 km), James Joyce Museum (9.7 km), Malahide Castle (13 km), Glendalough (36 km).
How is this list made? From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (51) National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The James Joyce Centre: Pointillist at en.wikipedia Original uploader was Pointillist at en.wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons The Little Museum of Dublin: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kerlin Gallery: Paul Afour, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Temple Bar Gallery + Studios: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaelic Athletic Association museum: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glasnevin Cemetery Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).