Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Day trips from Rathcoole
None of the places to visit we list is in Rathcoole or within 5 km of its edge. Dublin Castle, 16 km away, is the best-known day out. Within 40 km, the list counts 12, among them 5 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Plotted around Rathcoole
Each of the 6 places has its number on the map, as below.
Rathcoole is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
There are more museums or galleries (6) than anything else, then castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Rathcoole. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty).
All of it
These 12 are all within 40 km.
National Museum of Ireland
National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
Christ Church Cathedral
Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
What is in or close to Rathcoole comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rathcoole → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathcoole →
A day out from Rathcoole
Our list reaches within 40 km for 12 places; the best known lead.
2CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral15 km northeast
Big draw3MuseumNational Museum of Ireland16 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
Big draw4ZooDublin Zoo14 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
5MuseumNational Library of Ireland16 km northeast
6Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol13 km northeast
Historic houseLeinster House16 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral15 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green16 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty15 km northeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland16 km northeast
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art14 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Saggart →
Planning a visit to Rathcoole
Does Rathcoole have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rathcoole.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathcoole?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 16 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Rathcoole?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (16 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (15 km), National Museum of Ireland (16 km), Dublin Zoo (14 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 (5)
- 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).