Attractions in O'Connell Street Places to visit in O'Connell Street, led by St. Mary's Cathedral Of the 5 places to visit inside O'Connell Street’s neighbourhood, St. Mary's Cathedral is the best known, in the top 2% of the 1,783 on our list for Ireland. The list adds 146 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 56 museums, 36 art galleries and 14 historic houses, among others. Dublin Zoo drew 1.3M visitors in 2022. Here, 14 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works.
Photo: St. Mary's Cathedral, MOs810 (CC BY 4.0) In O'Connell Street
5
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
146
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
92
in or near town
Castles & historic places
40
in or near town
Cared for
14
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known What O'Connell Street is known for Next to St. Mary's Cathedral, the best known are 2 museums, an attraction and a historic site.
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 The lie of the land Furthest from the centre is Drimnagh Castle, 5.3 km away.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is O'Connell Street’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind The kinds on offer Museums or galleries lead the count with 92; 40 are castles or historic places.
Museums & galleries 56 museums · 36 art galleries 2 in town · 90 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 4 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 2 in town · 38 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens 0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions 1 in town · 12 nearby
Green: inside O'Connell Street. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty, Saint Stephen's Green and Kilmainham Gaol, and 10 more).
Every place Everything to see After the 5 in town come 146 more within 5 km of its edge.
1 Cathedral · in town Church in Dublin, Ireland.
2 Museum · in town Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum 3 Museum · in town Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Attraction 4 Attraction · in town Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Historic site 5 Historic site · in town Historic site.
Castle 6 Castle · 400 m outside town, to the south Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 7 Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southeast National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 8 Cathedral · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 9 Museum · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Heritage institution.
10 Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the southeast Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
11 Cathedral · 300 m outside town, to the southwest Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
12 Museum · 400 m outside town, to the south Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 13 Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the southeast Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 14 Garden · 1.1 km outside town, to the south Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 15 Zoo · 2.6 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 16 Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the west Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 17 Museum · 2 km outside town, to the west Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 18 Castle · 4.4 km outside town, to the west Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 19 Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the north Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
20 Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the west National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southeast International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 Museum · 300 m outside town, to the southwest Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 Museum · 400 m outside town, to the east Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Garden · 2.3 km outside town, to the north Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 Museum · 300 m outside town, to the north Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 200 m outside town, to the north Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the south Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the southeast Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the south Irish art gallery.
Museum · 800 m outside town, to the south Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 300 m outside town, to the northwest Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the north National museum.
Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the north Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the southwest Irish arts venue.
Church · 400 m outside town, to the southwest Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Castle · 4.8 km outside town, to the southwest Norman castle.
Garden Garden · 1.3 km outside town, to the south National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 400 m outside town, to the west Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the south Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the southeast Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the southeast Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Museum Museum · 200 m outside town, to the south Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the south Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the east Irish art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 2.8 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the south Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the south Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Attraction Attraction · 3 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction Attraction · 2.3 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 200 m outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the south Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 100 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Historic house Historic house · 200 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Historic house Historic house · 300 m outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 300 m outside town, to the north Abbey or priory.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 400 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
A shop Historic house Historic house · 500 m outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Church Church · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Church Church · 700 m outside town, to the south Church.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Church Church · 600 m outside town, to the southwest Church.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Historic house Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the south Church.
Church Church · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Church Church · 1.3 km outside town, to the west Church.
Church Church · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Church.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 2.1 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the north Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Garden Garden · 3.1 km outside town, to the west Garden.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 3.3 km outside town, to the west Historic house.
Gardens Castle Castle · 4.1 km outside town, to the south Castle.
Church Church · 500 m outside town, to the northwest Church.
Church Church · 300 m outside town, to the west Church.
Historic house Historic house · 500 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Garden Garden · 900 m outside town, to the southeast Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 200 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Museum Museum · 200 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Church Church · 200 m outside town, to the northeast Church.
Historic site Historic site · 400 m outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 700 m outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Attraction Attraction · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Attraction Attraction · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Historic ship Historic ship · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 1.3 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the north Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 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 Museum Museum · 2.3 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 500 m outside town, to the west Attraction.
Open closed Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the south Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.1 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Church Church · 1 km outside town, to the south Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.8 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 2.2 km outside town, to the north Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 400 m outside town, to the south Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 2.2 km outside town, to the west Historic site.
The 5 inside O'Connell Street 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 O'Connell Street → · Parks, footpaths and green space in O'Connell Street →
Big names nearby Bigger names, a drive away Start with James Joyce Museum, 12 km off, the best known of 12.
Places well known beyond O'Connell Street (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.
Questions before you go to O'Connell Street What are the main attractions in O'Connell Street? The best known inside O'Connell Street’s neighbourhood are St. Mary's Cathedral, The National Leprechaun Museum, GPO Museum and General Post Office. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 146 more within 5 km.
Does O'Connell Street have a museum? 92 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of O'Connell Street: The National Leprechaun Museum, GPO Museum, National Museum of Ireland and National Library of Ireland.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near O'Connell Street? Yes. In or within 5 km of O'Connell Street, 14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty, Saint Stephen's Green and Kilmainham Gaol).
What are the best-known days out near O'Connell Street? Within 40 km: James Joyce Museum (12 km), Malahide Castle (13 km), Glendalough (38 km), Swords Castle (13 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 (52) St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, 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 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 Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, 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 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 Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 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 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 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 Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , 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 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 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 Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 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 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).
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MuseumJames Joyce Museum12 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleMalahide Castle13 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough38 km south
CastleSwords Castle13 km north
CastleManderley Castle14 km southeast
CastleHowth Castle13 km east
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park38 km south
GardenSaint Anne's Park6.1 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park7.4 km south
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House18 km west
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland11 km southeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands31 km southwest