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National Print Museum
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.

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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 galleries1 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 ship1 in town · 38 nearby
Gardens & estates 9 gardens0 in town · 9 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions0 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.

Dublin Zoo

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

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)

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).