Attractions in Whitehall From Whitehall, 5 km to Dublin Castle This is a list led by museums or galleries, 85 of its 145. Whitehall itself has none of them. In 2022, 1.3M people visited Dublin Zoo. The list includes 13 places cared for by the Office of Public Works. Beyond the town, the best known is Kilmainham Gaol, 6.3 km off.
Photo: National Museum of Ireland, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). (CC BY-SA 4.0) In Whitehall
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inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
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of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
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in or near town
Castles & historic places
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in or near town
Cared for
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the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known Leading the list near Whitehall The list goes on from Dublin Castle to 2 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.
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 things are Head to the south for most of the 145 on the list.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Whitehall’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind What there is to see 85 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 39.
Museums & galleries 53 museums · 32 art galleries 0 in town · 85 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 13 churches · 5 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 2 castles · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 0 in town · 39 nearby
Gardens & estates 6 gardens 0 in town · 6 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions 0 in town · 14 nearby
Green: inside Whitehall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
13 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty, Saint Stephen's Green and Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, and 9 more).
Every place The places, one by one 145 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Castle 1 Castle · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 2 Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 3 Cathedral · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 4 Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Heritage institution.
5 Historic house · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
6 Zoo · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 7 Cathedral · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
8 Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 9 Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 10 Garden · 4.2 km outside town, to the south Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 11 Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the southwest Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 12 Cathedral · 2.8 km outside town, to the south Church in Dublin, Ireland.
13 Castle · 4.6 km outside town, to the southwest Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 14 Garden · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 15 Art gallery · 2.6 km outside town, to the south Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
16 Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southwest National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year 17 Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the southwest Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 18 Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the south International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year 19 Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 20 Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the south Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the south Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the south Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Garden · 3.8 km outside town, to the east Public park with playing fields and follies, Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Irish art gallery.
Museum · 4 km outside town, to the south Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 2.4 km outside town, to the south Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the south National museum.
Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Irish arts venue.
Church · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Garden Garden · 4.5 km outside town, to the south National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Historic house Historic house · 1.1 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum · 4 km outside town, to the south Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Art gallery Art gallery · 2.7 km outside town, to the south Irish art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Attraction Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 4 km outside town, to the south Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the south Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Attraction Attraction · 4.7 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the southwest Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 2.5 km outside town, to the south Abbey or priory.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.6 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
A shop Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 3.2 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Historic house Historic house · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Church Church · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Museum Museum · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Church Church · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Church.
Church Church · 4 km outside town, to the south Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Church Church · 4.1 km outside town, to the south Church.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Church Church · 4.1 km outside town, to the south Church.
Garden Garden · 4.3 km outside town, to the east Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 4.1 km outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Gardens Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Church Church · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Church.
Church Church · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.7 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Church Church · 4.7 km outside town, to the south Church.
Historic house Historic house · 4.7 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Guided tours Church Church · 2.6 km outside town, to the south Church.
Church Church · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Church.
Historic house Historic house · 4 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Garden Garden · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 4 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 4.4 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the southwest Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Church Church · 2.4 km outside town, to the south Church.
Attraction Attraction · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Historic ship Historic ship · 3 km outside town, to the south Historic ship.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.2 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.1 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Museum Museum · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Historic site Historic site · 3.9 km outside town, to the south Historic site.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.1 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Attraction Attraction · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 4.6 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.5 km outside town, to the southwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.9 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Museum Museum · 3.6 km outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Open closed Attraction Attraction · 3 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.3 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 2.8 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Historic site Historic site · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Historic site.
Church Church · 4.4 km outside town, to the south Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.1 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.4 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 1.2 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 4.2 km outside town, to the southwest Historic site.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Whitehall → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitehall →
Big names nearby Further afield Kilmainham Gaol, 6.3 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Places well known beyond Whitehall (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.
What people ask about Whitehall What is there to see near Whitehall? No attraction is mapped inside Whitehall itself. Within 5 km of it are Dublin Castle, National Museum of Ireland, St Patrick's Cathedral and National Library of Ireland.
Does Whitehall have a museum? 85 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whitehall: National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland and Chester Beatty.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Whitehall? Yes. In or within 5 km of Whitehall, 13 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty, Saint Stephen's Green and Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Whitehall? Within 40 km: Kilmainham Gaol (6.3 km), James Joyce Museum (14 km), Malahide Castle (8.7 km), Swords Castle (8.5 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 (49) 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 Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, 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 Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 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 Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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 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 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 Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 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 Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , 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 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 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 Glasnevin Cemetery Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaelic Athletic Association museum: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 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 Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dunsoghly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , 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).
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland3.8 km outside town, to the south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Library of Ireland3.7 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseLeinster House3.8 km outside town, to the south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo3.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
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Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol6.3 km southwest
MuseumJames Joyce Museum14 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleMalahide Castle8.7 km northeast
CastleSwords Castle8.5 km north
CastleHowth Castle11 km east
CastleManderley Castle16 km southeastMuseumMuseumIrish Jewish Museum6.3 km south
CastleDrimnagh Castle8.8 km southwest
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House20 km west
CastleDunsoghly Castle6.4 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park12 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseNewbridge House & Farm12 km northeast