Visit Lusk Round Tower in Lusk
The urban area itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic site, a historic house and a water park, among others. Further afield lies Dublin Castle, at 21 km.
Highlights of Lusk
Following Lusk Round Tower are a historic house, a water park and a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Just outside town, most of the 3 sit to the south.
The dashed line is Lusk’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
There are more castles or historic places (2) than anything else, then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Lusk. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Lusk comes 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 Lusk → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lusk →
Trips out
Dublin Castle, at 21 km, heads the 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland21 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral22 km south
MuseumNational Library of Ireland21 km south
Historic houseLeinster House21 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo21 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland21 km south
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral21 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green22 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty21 km south
CastleMalahide Castle8.9 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol22 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Lusk (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.
Quick answers on Lusk
What are the main attractions in Lusk?
The place to visit inside Lusk’s urban area is Lusk Round Tower. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Lusk have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Lusk.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Lusk?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 21 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Lusk?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (21 km), National Museum of Ireland (21 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (22 km), National Library of Ireland (21 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 (11)
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, 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).