Wax museum
Dublin Castle
Guiness Brewery
Croke Park ( yes believe it or not )
Trinity tour thing ( book of kells etc )
Kilmainham Jail
IMMA
National Gallery
National Museum
The Spire
Hugh Lane Gallery
and of course Temple Bar
this isn't a travel question per se thats why its in off topic.
When I was younger and experienced few different clutures, i always assumed Dublin was the best place to go for a weekend or possibly longer. Then I realised that not everyone just goes on away weekends to experience the atmosphere, craic and the drinking. I always thought Dublin would be one of those places that would get second-time visitors, but then as I thought a little more, I wondered what does it actually have really? Is it somewhere that would get people coming a second time ( I dont think so )? Finally how does it compare to other european cities?!
So what does it have:
Wax museum
Dublin Castle
Guiness Brewery
Croke Park ( yes believe it or not )
Trinity tour thing ( book of kells etc )
and then bar a few other small things I cant really think, its a city that could really be done in 2 days. Whereas if you look to other cities they have more historical buildings, better architecture, better restaurants ( variety etc ), better museums and so on and so forth.
Its disappointing really as I always felt dublin was up there with the best of them. Reading the restaurant thread got me thinking....
Last edited by paul_oshea; 03/01/2008 at 1:28 PM.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Wax museum
Dublin Castle
Guiness Brewery
Croke Park ( yes believe it or not )
Trinity tour thing ( book of kells etc )
Kilmainham Jail
IMMA
National Gallery
National Museum
The Spire
Hugh Lane Gallery
and of course Temple Bar
Isn't the wax museum gone now?
You could add the open top bus tours, the zoo (I seem to always end up in the zoo wherever I go), Christchurch, IMMA, National Art Gallery and the Abbey off the top of my head.
Still probably a city you could see most of in a weekend. You could say the same about places like Edinburgh though, yet I keep going back there.
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i actually didnt think of them, kilmainham gets a lot of tourist ppl alright, the others im not so sure, temple bar is just an area though, not necessarily an attraction ( different to what i mentioned above )National Gallery
National Museum
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
I think the National Museum gets a decent amount of business as its free and the Luas stops right outside it.
Smithfield and the Jameson distillery are probably two other tourist attractions.
Golf, horse-racing, greyhound racing, Christchurch could be added to the list of attractions.
Phoenix Park, Wicklow Mountains, pubs in general. A travel magazine I read recommended a trip on the DART. Depends on how you define Dublin though.
Think a lot of tourist guides recommend Temple Bar with caution, given it's a tourist trap of sorts. Don't know if it's as much of a draw as we think.
I think one of the things that makes people visit a place a second time is when, even after visiting all the tourist attractions in the travel guide, you still want to go back to experience the atmosphere.
Very basic stuff like walking down a clean street, nice parks to visit, shops having interesting products for sale, people being friendly and helpful, no transport problems to creat hassle.
I'd imagine it is simple stuff like that wich generates repeat visits.
Pretty much exactly what makes me go back to Edinburgh and why I loved Karlsruhe. I'm not a drinker and neither is the girlfriend so it's not atmosphere and craic in the pub sense that we look for. It's really about the feel of the place in general. Good public transport/pedestrian access is definitely a massive plus.
**Edit - I should add that since the recent haircut and shave I'm far less gorilla like, maybe next time I'll avoid ending up in a zoo -**
Last edited by passinginterest; 03/01/2008 at 2:34 PM. Reason: Gorilla
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I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
The Square
Watergate Park,
Hellfire Club,
The River Dodder,
Views of the Wiclow Mountains and Dublin Hills,
Jobstown Inn.
Last edited by Wolfie; 04/01/2008 at 8:24 AM.
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Dublinia is worth a visit for people who like history and especially if you have foreigners travelling with you to Dublin. Also Irish Whiskey Corner... like the Guinness tour for spirit lovers. And of course if you are football fan and not a barstooler, there's always the away fixtures at places like Tolka Park, Dalymount Park, Richmond Park, The UCD Bowl, Carlisle Grounds ( it's on the DART Bray fans) and of Glenmalure II in Tallaght coming soon!
Last edited by CollegeTillIDie; 04/01/2008 at 9:16 AM.
Don't think any one mentioned the Botanic Gardens, well worth a visit for those with green fingers.
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Howth on a fine day is still a good way to spend a few hours.
There's a few miles of a walk along the cliff's at Balscaddan Bay, Howth which has some nice scenery.
A lot of well flash gaff's along the route if you're into burglary as well.
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