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Attractions in St Stephen's Green

St Stephen's Green’s big name is National Museum of Ireland

Of the 152 places to visit in and around St Stephen's Green, 93 are museums or galleries. 39 places to visit are mapped inside St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood, with 113 more within 5 km of its edge. The 2022 count at Dublin Zoo was 1.3M visitors. Here, 14 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. Out of town, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle is 6 km away.

Photo: National Museum of Ireland, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In St Stephen's Green
39
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
113
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
93
in or near town
Castles & historic places
40
in or near town
Cared for
14
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

What St Stephen's Green is known for

Next to National Museum of Ireland, the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and an art gallery.

Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Irelandin town · 783K visitors a yearMuseumNational Library of Irelandin townHistoric houseLeinster Housein townArt galleryNational Gallery of Irelandin townGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Greenin townMuseumScience Galleryin town · 242K visitors a year

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

Map of the places

Just outside town, most of the 113 sit to the west.

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The dashed line is St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

A breakdown by kind

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (93), then castles or historic places (40).

Museums & galleries 57 museums · 36 art galleries28 in town · 65 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 4 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship7 in town · 33 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens2 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions2 in town · 11 nearby

Green: inside St Stephen's Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty and Kilmainham Gaol, and 10 more).

Every place

The full list

The 39 inside St Stephen's Green come first, then 113 more within 5 km of its edge.

Dublin Zoo

Zoo · 3.4 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
About Dublin Zoo →

The 39 inside St Stephen's Green 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 St Stephen's Green → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Stephen's Green →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, at 6 km, heads the 12.

Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle6 km northwestMuseumJames Joyce Museum11 km southeast · 40K visitors a yearCastleMalahide Castle13 km northeastAbbey or prioryGlendalough37 km southCastleSwords Castle13 km northCastleManderley Castle13 km southeastCastleHowth Castle12 km northeastNational parkWicklow Mountains National Park37 km southGardenSaint Anne's Park5.6 km northeastMuseum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park7 km southHistoric house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House19 km westMuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland9.6 km southeast

Places well known beyond St Stephen's Green (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.

Planning a visit to St Stephen's Green

What are the main attractions in St Stephen's Green?

The best known inside St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood are National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland, Leinster House and National Gallery of Ireland. In all, 39 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 113 more within 5 km.

Does St Stephen's Green have a museum?

93 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Stephen's Green: National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland and Science Gallery.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near St Stephen's Green?

Yes. In or within 5 km of St Stephen's Green, 14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty and Kilmainham Gaol).

What are the best-known days out near St Stephen's Green?

Within 40 km: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (6 km), James Joyce Museum (11 km), Malahide Castle (13 km), Glendalough (37 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)

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).