Attractions in East Wall Seeing East Wall? Begin at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum 93 of the 152 places to visit in and around East Wall are museums or galleries. We list 8 places to visit inside East Wall’s neighbourhood and 144 within 5 km of its edge. Visitor numbers at Dublin Zoo reached 1.3M in 2022. The list includes 13 places cared for by the Office of Public Works. Set 6.5 km out, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle makes a day trip.
Photo: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, William Murphy (CC BY-SA 2.0) In East Wall
8
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
144
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
93
in or near town
Castles & historic places
38
in or near town
Cared for
13
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known Most famous in East Wall EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum aside, the next best known are 2 museums, an art gallery and a historic ship.
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 Where to find them The farthest of them, Richmond Barracks, is 5.6 km out.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is East Wall’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 The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (93) and castles or historic places (38).
Museums & galleries 57 museums · 36 art galleries 6 in town · 87 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 2 castles · 1 historic ship · 1 abbey or priory 1 in town · 37 nearby
Gardens & estates 7 gardens 0 in town · 7 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions 1 in town · 12 nearby
Green: inside East Wall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
13 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Custom House Visitor Centre, Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty, and 9 more).
Every place Place after place First the 8 in town, then the 144 within 5 km of its edge.
1 Museum · in town Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Museum 2 Museum · in town Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Art gallery 3 Art gallery · in town Irish art gallery.
Museum 4 Museum · in town Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Historic ship 5 Historic ship · in town Historic ship.
Attraction 6 Attraction · in town Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Art gallery 7 Art gallery · in town Art gallery.
Museum 8 Museum · in town Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Castle 9 Castle · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 10 Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southwest National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 11 Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Heritage institution.
12 Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
13 Cathedral · 1.4 km outside town, to the southwest Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 14 Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 15 Garden · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 16 Cathedral · 1.2 km outside town, to the west Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
17 Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 18 Zoo · 3.6 km outside town, to the west Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 19 Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the west Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 20 Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the west Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art Cathedral · 400 m outside town, to the west Church in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 400 m outside town, to the southwest International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the west Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
Museum · 2.3 km outside town, to the west National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the west Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the west Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Garden · 2.6 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 · 900 m outside town, to the west Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 900 m outside town, to the west Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum · 700 m outside town, to the west Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the south Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the southwest Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Irish art gallery.
Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the west Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Garden · 2.4 km outside town, to the northeast Public park with playing fields and follies, Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the west National museum.
Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the west Irish arts venue.
Garden Garden · 1.5 km outside town, to the southwest National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Church · 1.4 km outside town, to the west Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the west Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the west Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Historic house Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the north Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the west Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the southwest Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction Attraction · 4 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction Attraction · 2.5 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 200 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Historic house Historic house · 400 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the west Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Church Church · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Church.
Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 900 m outside town, to the west Abbey or priory.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the west Museum.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the west Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Church Church · 1.3 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 1.2 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
A shop Church Church · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Church Church · 1.7 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Church Church · 1.6 km outside town, to the west Church.
Church Church · 1.8 km outside town, to the west Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the northwest Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Church Church · 2.3 km outside town, to the west Church.
Garden Garden · 2.3 km outside town, to the northeast Garden.
Castle Castle · 4 km outside town, to the south Castle.
Garden Garden · 4.2 km outside town, to the west Garden.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 4.3 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
Gardens Garden Garden · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Church.
Church Church · 1.4 km outside town, to the west Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 1.8 km outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Attraction Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the south Attraction.
Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Church Church · 600 m outside town, to the west Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1.4 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 1.4 km outside town, to the west Historic site.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.6 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Open Wed, Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00 Attraction Attraction · 1.9 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the northwest Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Attraction Attraction · 2.3 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Museum Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Attraction Attraction · 3.1 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.5 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Open closed Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the west Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 600 m outside town, to the west Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Historic site Historic site · 400 m outside town, to the west Historic site.
Church Church · 1.5 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2 km outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the west Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 2.6 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 3.2 km outside town, to the west Historic site.
The 8 inside East Wall 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 East Wall → · Parks, footpaths and green space in East Wall →
Big names nearby For a day out The standout of the 12 is Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, 6.5 km from town.
Places well known beyond East Wall (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.
Practical questions about East Wall What are the main attractions in East Wall? The best known inside East Wall’s neighbourhood are EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Visitor Centre, Green on Red Gallery and The Jeanie Johnston. In all, 8 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 144 more within 5 km.
Does East Wall have a museum? 93 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of East Wall: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Visitor Centre, Green on Red Gallery and The Jeanie Johnston.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near East Wall? Yes. In or within 5 km of East Wall, 13 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Custom House Visitor Centre, Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty).
What are the best-known days out near East Wall? Within 40 km: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (6.5 km), James Joyce Museum (11 km), Malahide Castle (11 km), Glendalough (38 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) EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 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 Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, 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 National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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 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 Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, 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 Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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 Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , 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 Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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).
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Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle6.5 km west
MuseumJames Joyce Museum11 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleMalahide Castle11 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough38 km south
CastleSwords Castle12 km north
CastleManderley Castle13 km southeast
CastleHowth Castle11 km east
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park39 km south
CastleDrimnagh Castle7.1 km southwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park8.2 km south
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House20 km west
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland9.6 km southeast