5.7 km from Prosperous, Donadea Forest Park leads the list
There is no place to visit inside Prosperous’ urban area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a castle and an attraction. Make a day of it at Dublin Castle, 33 km away.
The first to see around Prosperous
Close behind Donadea Forest Park are 2 museums and an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the north.
The dashed line is Prosperous’ urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
The places here are 2 museums, a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Prosperous. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Prosperous → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Prosperous →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Start with Dublin Castle, 33 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral33 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland34 km east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland34 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo31 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House34 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral33 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol30 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green34 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland34 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty33 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art31 km eastPlaces well known beyond Prosperous (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.
Your questions on Prosperous
What is there to see near Prosperous?
No attraction is mapped inside Prosperous itself. Within 5 km of it are Donadea Forest Park, Mondello Park Racing Circuit, The Kildare Maze and Museum of Motorsport.
Does Prosperous have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Prosperous: Mondello Park Racing Circuit and Museum of Motorsport.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Prosperous?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 33 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Prosperous?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (33 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (33 km), National Museum of Ireland (34 km), National Library of Ireland (34 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)
- 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
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, 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
- 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
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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