Ireland · MUSEUMS IN DUBLIN
The good museums in Dublin fill up weeks out and the great ones go first. Below: the 13 to book early, what each one includes and how they differ.
Review the Irish Rock 'N' Roll Museum Experience in Dublin, with Thin Lizzy, U2 memorabilia, recording rooms, guides, price, and practical tips.
“Amazing tour and guide. So much fun and learned a lot about Irish rock n roll. Great thing to do on an afternoon in Temple Bar. Would strongly recommend this tour!”
Discover Dublin’s story through a lively 30 to 60 minute guided tour, local humor, donated treasures, Tara’s Palace, and U2 memorabilia.
“Very informative and interesting overview of Dublin's history presented in a Georgian townhome by personable and engaging guides with a truly Irish gift for storytelling. Our guide, Fionn, was everything you could have wished for, and the other guides and employees seemed equally good.”
Explore Dublin’s EPIC Irish Emigration Museum with a flexible ticket, interactive galleries, passport stamps, and an optional audio guide.
“Interactive and well done . Great use of technology! Wasn’t crowded though there were a lot of people but seemed”
See Giant’s Causeway, Dunluce Castle, the Dark Hedges, Titanic Belfast, and central Belfast on a full-day trip from Dublin.
“The entire tour was incredible, but the highlight was the comments from the guide Quiggs: pure knowledge and pride in Celtic/Irish culture. The bus is of excellent quality and the driver Vedran is very skilled. I would suggest just increasing the time spent visiting the Titanic museum. It was not possible, even quickly, to live the entire experience.”
Learn Irish whiskey’s rise, fall, and revival on a lively Dublin museum tour with four rooms, guided tasting, and optional premium pours.
“Stuart was an incredible guide. Very knowledgeable and made the tour very entertaining.”
Explore Ireland’s global story at EPIC Museum in Dublin with interactive galleries, audio, a souvenir passport, and a free return visit.
“It very well thought out. I went through with audio guide. It works very well.”
Blend your own Irish whiskey in Dublin after a lively museum tour, four tastings, expert guidance, and a miniature bottle to take home.
“the tour guides humour and charm kept us focussed on what he was saying and made the tasting at the end so much more worth experiencing”
Tour Dublin’s Irish Whiskey Museum, taste four Irish whiskeys, blend your own, and take home a miniature bottle for $34.
“So fun!! Loved that it wasn’t Jameson whiskey and I got a good variety. The blending experience at the end was super unique and my guide was hilarious!”
Explore Dublin’s National Wax Museum Plus, from Irish history and Father Ted to celebrity wax figures, a mirror maze, and spooky scares.
“My little girl & I taught it was very good, got a few frights in the haunted hotel, enjoyed it”
Learn the two origin stories of Irish coffee, make your own at Dublin's Irish Whiskey Museum, and enjoy a practical 45-minute masterclass.
“Very entertaining guide with a great personality. The whole group had a good time.”
Explore Dublin’s Irish Famine exhibition with rare St. Stephen’s Green views, artefacts, a short film, and a self-guided hour of history.
“Very affecting little museum/exhibition. I knew most of the details,my son didn't and left in a mess of emotions and rage at the treatment of our ancestors It's very important to see a d experience. Please take the time to visit.”
Dublin’s National Wax Museum mixes Irish history, celebrity figures, science, scares, and hands-on fun in a flexible one-hour visit.
“On apprend beaucoup sur l'histoire de l'indépendance irlandaise, surtout qu'on a fait l'epic dans la foulée... c'était donc cohérent. Et puis, il y a aussi du ludique, du léger donc un bon équilibre au final.”
Review of Dublin’s Little Museum: a witty 29-minute guided tour, people-donated objects, U2 memorabilia, and useful city tips.
“The tour was really informative and the guide, Isabelle, was very engaging and funny and kept the whole thing interesting”
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