# What to see or do in Dublin? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122 "2011-01-10T18:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122/21 "2011-01-12T14:50:48Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I am thinking of going to London or Dublin for a week. I know there is plenty to do in London, but what about Dublin? Do they have a lot of museums and other indoor places - I will likely be going in Feb or March so outdoor stuff is probably not a good idea that time of year. To reiterate what everyone said: London over Dublin. Hands down. Don’t get me wrong. Both places were fun. But I’ve spent 3 days in Dublin and really felt I’d done everything I wanted to do. I’ve spent a week in London and didn’t get to even half the things I wanted to do. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122/22 "2011-01-13T19:10:25Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > But I’ve spent 3 days in Dublin and really felt I’d done everything I wanted to do. You’re doing it wrong. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hrududu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Hrududu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hrududu)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122/23 "2011-01-14T10:37:06Z")
Hmm okay, after thinking about it here is what I would do in Dublin for fun: 1. See a play in The Gate or The Abbey 2. Go hang out in the Phoenix Park. Its massive, its got a zoo, pitches for cricket/polo etc, it has deer roaming in it, and some mad man’s put up a cross. 3. Go out to Howth, feed the seals, go for a big long walk on Howth head then back to have something fishy to eat. 4. Go to Dun Laoghaire and walk along the piers, then walk out to the 40 foot where people swim in the sea all year round. 5. Have brunch at the weekend in Odessa 6. Museums (The National Art Gallery and the History Museum are both excellent. Also go have a look at the National Library. I’ve never been to Collin’s Barracks but I’ve heard good things.) 7. Catch an independent film at the Lighthouse Cinema or the IFI. Lighthouse is nicer but the IFI has a great bar with great ambiance for the post film chat. 8. Take a day trip out to Powerscourt and go for a ramble in the gardens there. I think Gordon Ramsay has a restaurant in the house but I’m not certain about that. 9. If there is a sporting fixture on try and get tickets. I’m pretty sure they would be very difficult to come by but tickets to a six nations Rugby match would be great (Ireland are playing France and England at home this year) 10. Ghost Bus tour. I’ve never done this but I’ve always wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122/24 "2011-01-14T14:28:37Z")
Bram Stoker museum as well. Never been, but heard it is great. National library gets a vote too. Tour of the Dail is interesting but hard to get. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122/25 "2011-01-17T16:45:55Z")
> [@Hrududu](#): > > Hmm okay, after thinking about it here is what I would do in Dublin for fun: > > 1. See a play in The Gate or The Abbey > 2. Go hang out in the Phoenix Park. Its massive, its got a zoo, pitches for cricket/polo etc, it has deer roaming in it, and some mad man’s put up a cross. > 3. Go out to Howth, feed the seals, go for a big long walk on Howth head then back to have something fishy to eat. > 4. Go to Dun Laoghaire and walk along the piers, then walk out to the 40 foot where people swim in the sea all year round. > 5. Have brunch at the weekend in Odessa > 6. Museums (The National Art Gallery and the History Museum are both excellent. Also go have a look at the National Library. I’ve never been to Collin’s Barracks but I’ve heard good things.) > 7. Catch an independent film at the Lighthouse Cinema or the IFI. Lighthouse is nicer but the IFI has a great bar with great ambiance for the post film chat. > 8. Take a day trip out to Powerscourt and go for a ramble in the gardens there. I think Gordon Ramsay has a restaurant in the house but I’m not certain about that. > 9. If there is a sporting fixture on try and get tickets. I’m pretty sure they would be very difficult to come by but tickets to a six nations Rugby match would be great (Ireland are playing France and England at home this year) > 10. Ghost Bus tour. I’ve never done this but I’ve always wanted to. Very good itinerary especially the Howth and Dun Laoghaire walks if it’s not raining. Get a [DART](http://www.dublin.ie/transport/dart.htm) from the centre of town and for a few quid and less than an hour trip it takes you to [this](http://www.google.ie/images?q=howth%20head&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=ni&biw=1600&bih=760) ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122/26 "2011-01-17T18:04:30Z")
Oh totally forgot about the seals- Odessa is seconded- yum! Don’t drive in Dublin, for the love of all that is holy. Not only is the traffic a bastard and parking scarce and expensive, or streetside and not particularly safe, but the Irish don’t have much of a concept of jaywalking. If you want to cross the road in Ireland, you look both ways, and if it looks safe enough, or the traffic is slow enough, or you think you can spot a gap, you cross. We do have pedestrian crossing with lights and signals and all that too, but they’re not at every intersection and if someone thinks they’re too far away/too inconvenient they won’t use them. So, not only would you be driving a hired car on the wrong side of the road through crazy traffic on very narrow roads, you’d also have mad Irish people walking out in front of you at fairly regular intervals. Less people die than you would think, but still, it is disconcerting to North American tourists. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-or-do-in-dublin/567122.md?page=1)