Nothing in Carna itself: Dublin Zoo is 4.3 km away
Dublin Zoo drew 1.3M visitors in 2022. Our list finds nothing inside Carna’s neighbourhood, but 22 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 7 museums, 3 castles and 3 attractions. Here, 4 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. Drive 6.6 km to reach Dublin Castle.
Around Carna: where to begin
4 museums and a castle follow Dublin Zoo.
Big drawZooDublin Zoo3.6 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art3.6 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks4.5 km outside town, to the east · 314K visitors a year
MuseumGuinness Storehouse4.5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Head to the east for most of the 22 on the list.
The dashed line is Carna’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
There are more castles or historic places (9) than anything else, then museums or galleries (8).
Green: inside Carna. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmainham Gaol, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Magazine Fort and The Riding School).
Place by place
22 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle
Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
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8Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Carna → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carna →
Beyond Carna
Of the 10 day trips, Dublin Castle (6.6 km) is the best known.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral6.3 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland7.4 km east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland7.4 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral6.3 km east
Historic houseLeinster House7.4 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty6.5 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green7.2 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland7.5 km east
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral7.2 km eastPlaces well known beyond Carna (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 Carna: questions
What is there to see near Carna?
No attraction is mapped inside Carna itself. Within 5 km of it are Dublin Zoo, Kilmainham Gaol, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle.
Does Carna have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Carna: Kilmainham Gaol, Irish Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks and Guinness Storehouse.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Carna?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Carna, 4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmainham Gaol, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Magazine Fort and The Riding School).
What are the best-known days out near Carna?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (6.6 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (6.3 km), National Museum of Ireland (7.4 km), National Library of Ireland (7.4 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 (17)
- 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
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, 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
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 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).