Book of Kells
College Green, Mansion House A, Dublin 2, D02 PN40, Ireland
This is an 800-year-old manuscript that monks almost certainly got murdered over.
Christ Church Cathedral
Christchurch Place, Wood Quay A, Dublin 8, Ireland
A Viking king built the original version of this cathedral in 1030, which tells you just how long Dublin has been arguing about religion.
Dublin Castle
Dame Street, Royal Exchange A, Dublin 2, Ireland
For over 700 years, this was the seat of British power in Ireland, and almost nobody in Ireland wanted it to be.
General Post Office (GPO)
O'Connell Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland
This is where modern Ireland was born.
Grafton Street
Grafton Street, Mansion House A, Dublin 2, Ireland
Dublin's premier shopping street has been a catwalk for the city's aspirations since it was first laid out in 1708, connecting Trinity College to St.
Guinness Storehouse
Saint James's Gate, Dublin 8, Ireland
Arthur Guinness was either supremely confident or completely insane when he signed the lease on this brewery in 1759.
Ha'Penny Bridge
Bachelors Walk, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland
Before this bridge existed, William Walsh operated seven ferries across the Liffey at this spot, and they were falling apart.
Kilmainham Gaol
Inchicore Road, Kilmainham B, Dublin 8, Ireland
Every major chapter of Ireland's fight for independence played out behind these walls.
National Gallery of Ireland
Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
This gallery has a Caravaggio that was hiding in a Jesuit dining room for decades, and entry is completely free.
O'Connell Bridge
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 2
O'Connell Bridge holds a peculiar distinction: it's the only traffic bridge in Europe that is almost exactly as wide as it is long.
O'Connell Street & The Spire
O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
Dublin's main boulevard has been bombed, shelled, burned, and rebuilt so many times it's practically a phoenix in street form.
Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
At 707 hectares, Phoenix Park is the largest enclosed urban park in Europe — more than twice the size of New York's Central Park.
St Patrick's Cathedral
St Patrick's Close, Dublin 8
Ireland's largest church stands on the spot where, legend has it, Saint Patrick himself baptised converts in a well around 450 AD.
St Stephen's Green
St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
This elegant 22-acre park at the top of Grafton Street has had more reinventions than a pop star.
Temple Bar
Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Every city has a neighborhood that tourists flock to and locals roll their eyes at, and Temple Bar is Dublin's version — though the eye-rolling is somewhat unfair.
Trinity College
College Green, Dublin 2
Queen Elizabeth I founded this university in 1592 on the grounds of a confiscated Augustinian monastery, and for the next two hundred years it existed solely to educate Protestant gentlemen.
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