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What to see in Dublin on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Dublin is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Dublin pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks5

  1. 1Book of KellsThe Book of Kells is an illustrated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.
  2. 2Temple BarTemple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland.
  3. 3Hungry TreeThe Hungry Tree is a tree in the grounds of the King's Inns in Dublin, Ireland.
  4. 4National Leprechaun MuseumThe National Leprechaun Museum is a privately owned museum dedicated to Irish folklore and mythology, through the oral tradition of storytelling.
  5. 5The Brazen HeadThe Brazen Head is a pub in Merchant's Quay, Dublin, built as a coaching inn in 1754, on the site of a merchant's dwelling dating back to at least 1613.

Historic Sites16

  1. 6Daniel O'ConnellThe O'Connell Monument is a 40 ft high commemorative granite and bronze monument honouring nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847) located on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland.
  2. 7Theobald Mathew
  3. 8CúchulainnCú Chulainn, is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore.
  4. 9Oscar Wilde MemorialThe Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture is a collection of three statues in Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland, commemorating Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde.
  5. 10Saint Audoen's Gate
  6. 11Veronica Guerin
  7. 12Charles Stewart Parnell Monument
  8. 13Sir John Gray Knt MD JP
  9. 141913 LockoutThe Dublin lock-out was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers that took place in Dublin, Ireland.
  10. 15Sir Samuel Ferguson
  11. 16Bombing of the North StrandDuring World War II, Dublin was first bombed early on the morning of 2 January 1941, when German bombs were dropped on the Terenure area.
  12. 17Spanish Civil War International BrigadeThe International Brigades were volunteer soldiers organized by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
  13. 18William Smith O'Brien Monument
  14. 19Memorial to Human Rights Defenders
  15. 20CIIC 137 / TCBKD A
  16. 21CIIC 185 / TCBKD B

Museums & Galleries9

  1. 22Old Jameson DistilleryJameson Distillery Bow St.
  2. 23Irish Jewish MuseumThe Irish Jewish Museum is a small museum located in the once highly Jewish-populated area of Portobello, around the South Circular Road, Dublin, dedicated to the history of the Irish Jewish community.
  3. 24Douglas Hyde GalleryThe Douglas Hyde Gallery is a publicly funded contemporary art gallery located in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
  4. 25The Little Museum of DublinThe Little Museum of Dublin is a local history museum situated at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland.
  5. 26Garda MuseumThe Garda Museum is a police museum located in Dublin, Ireland, located in the Treasury Building of Dublin Castle.
  6. 27DubliniaDublinia is a historical recreation museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland, focusing on the Viking and Medieval history of the city.
  7. 28EPIC The Irish Emigration MuseumEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, located in Dublin's Docklands, covers the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to other countries.
  8. 29Museum of Literature IrelandThe Museum of Literature Ireland, branded MoLI in an homage to Molly Bloom, is a literary museum in Dublin, Ireland.
  9. 30Chester Beatty LibraryThe Chester Beatty Library, now known as the Chester Beatty, is a museum and library in the grounds of Dublin Castle, Ireland.

Parks & Gardens2

  1. 31Merrion Square ParkMerrion Square is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre.
  2. 32Garden Of RemembranceThe Garden of Remembrance is a memorial garden in Dublin dedicated to the memory of "all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom".

Public Art18

  1. 33Sphere Within SphereSphere Within Sphere describes a series of spherical bronze sculptures by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.
  2. 34Jim Larkin 1876-1947
  3. 35The Five Lamps
  4. 36Universal Links on Human RightsUniversal Links on Human Rights is a memorial sculpture located in Dublin, Ireland, on the traffic island at the junction of Amiens Street, Beresford Place, and Memorial Road, close to Busáras and The Customs House.
  5. 37Glass Snake
  6. 38Phil Lynott;Phillip P Lynott
  7. 39George Salmon
  8. 40William Lecky
  9. 41Apples and Atoms
  10. 42Reclining Connected Forms
  11. 43The SteineThe Steine of Dublin was a Viking standing stone or steinn which was used to mark the landing spot and point of docking for Viking longships in Dublin and signify their ownership of the surrounding lands.
  12. 44The Children of Lir
  13. 45Molly Malone
  14. 46Setanta Wall
  15. 47Chariot of Life
  16. 48Wood QuayWood Quay is a riverside area of Dublin that was a site of Viking settlement.
  17. 49Dublin's Last SupperDublin's Last Supper is a photographic mural by Irish artist John Byrne that was installed in Dublin's Italian Quarter in 2004.
  18. 50Luke KellyThe Statue of Luke Kelly is a large marble sculpted head of Irish folk singer Luke Kelly, with metal wire for hair.

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