Attractions in Chapelizod First in Chapelizod: Dublin Zoo Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 91 of 153. We list 5 places to visit inside Chapelizod’s neighbourhood and 148 within 5 km of its edge. 1.3M visitors came to Dublin Zoo in 2022. In heritage care, 13 places on the list are looked after by the Office of Public Works. A day out reaches James Joyce Museum, 17 km away.
Photo: Dublin Zoo, Harold Strong (CC BY-SA 2.0) In Chapelizod
5
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
148
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
91
in or near town
Castles & historic places
41
in or near town
Cared for
13
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known Must-know places in Chapelizod Following Dublin Zoo are 2 castles, an attraction and a historic house.
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 around Chapelizod Close by, the 148 mostly lie to the east.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Chapelizod’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind Kind by kind 91 museums or galleries and 41 castles or historic places top the count.
Museums & galleries 57 museums · 34 art galleries 0 in town · 91 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 6 historic sites · 4 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 3 in town · 38 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens 0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 water park 1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions 1 in town · 13 nearby
Green: inside Chapelizod. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
13 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Magazine Fort, Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol, and 9 more).
Every place Each place in turn After the 5 in town come 148 more within 5 km of its edge.
1 Zoo · in town Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 2 Castle · in town Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction 3 Attraction · in town Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Historic house 4 Historic house · in town Historic house.
Gardens Historic site 5 Historic site · in town Historic site.
Castle 6 Castle · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 7 Museum · 600 m outside town, to the east Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 8 Cathedral · 1.6 km outside town, to the east Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 9 Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the east National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 10 Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Heritage institution.
11 Cathedral · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
12 Historic house · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
13 Museum · 500 m outside town, to the east Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 14 Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 15 Garden · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 16 Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the east Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 17 Cathedral · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Church in Dublin, Ireland.
18 Museum · 200 m outside town, to the east National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year 19 Museum · 700 m outside town, to the east Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 20 Art gallery · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the east International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year Garden · 2.6 km outside town, to the northeast Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the east Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the east Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Folk museum in Dublin.
Castle · 1.9 km outside town, to the south Norman castle.
Museum · 2 km outside town, to the east Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum · 4 km outside town, to the east Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Irish art gallery.
Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the east National museum.
Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Church · 1.3 km outside town, to the east Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Irish arts venue.
Museum · 1 km outside town, to the east Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Garden Garden · 2.5 km outside town, to the east National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Castle · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Castle in South Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.8 km outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the east Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the east Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Museum Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Museum Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Water park Water park · 3.4 km outside town, to the north Indoor Waterpark in Blanchardstown, County Dublin.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the east Irish art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Garden Garden · 100 m outside town, to the east Garden.
Guided tours and walks Attraction Attraction · 2.6 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Historic house Historic house · 500 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Church Church · 200 m outside town, to the east Church.
Church Church · 900 m outside town, to the east Church.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
A shop Historic house Historic house · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Church Church · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 2 km outside town, to the east Abbey or priory.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Church Church · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Church Church · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.9 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Guided tours Church Church · 2.8 km outside town, to the east Church.
Historic house Historic house · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 2.9 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 2.9 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Historic house Historic house · 3.9 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Guided tours Historic house Historic house · 1.3 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Church Church · 1.8 km outside town, to the east Church.
Historic house Historic house · 2.7 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Garden Garden · 2.8 km outside town, to the east Garden.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the east Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the east Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.8 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Historic site.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Attraction Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 3.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Art gallery Art gallery · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Church Church · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Art gallery Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 2.8 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Open Wed, Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00 Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Historic ship Historic ship · 3.6 km outside town, to the east Historic ship.
Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open closed Historic site Historic site · 3.8 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Historic site Historic site · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Historic site.
Church Church · 2 km outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Historic site.
The 5 inside Chapelizod 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 Chapelizod → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chapelizod →
Big names nearby Bigger names, a drive away Best known of the 12 within reach is James Joyce Museum, at 17 km.
Places well known beyond Chapelizod (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.
Know before you go to Chapelizod What are the main attractions in Chapelizod? The best known inside Chapelizod’s neighbourhood are Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Magazine Fort and Áras an Uachtaráin. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 148 more within 5 km.
Does Chapelizod have a museum? 91 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chapelizod: Kilmainham Gaol, National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland and Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Chapelizod? Yes. In or within 5 km of Chapelizod, 13 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Magazine Fort, Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol).
What are the best-known days out near Chapelizod? Within 40 km: James Joyce Museum (17 km), Glendalough (37 km), Malahide Castle (16 km), Swords Castle (15 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 (53) Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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 Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain , 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 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , 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 Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kerlin Gallery: Paul Afour, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Little Museum of Dublin: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Temple Bar Gallery + Studios: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glasnevin Cemetery Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaelic Athletic Association museum: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 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).
Big drawZooDublin Zooin town · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castlein townAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksMagazine Fortin townHistoric houseHistoric houseÁras an Uachtaráinin townHistoric siteHistoric siteWellington Monumentin townCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle1.7 km outside town, to the east
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MuseumJames Joyce Museum17 km east · 40K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryGlendalough37 km south
CastleMalahide Castle16 km northeast
CastleSwords Castle15 km northeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House13 km west
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park37 km south
CastleManderley Castle18 km southeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park8.2 km southeast
CastleHowth Castle18 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle38 km northwest
CastleMaynooth Castle17 km west
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands27 km southwest