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DUBLIN WRITERS MUSEUM

Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, Wilde… the list of famous Dublin writers is as long as the River Liffey. Among this museum's many treasures are a fi rst draft of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Brendan Behan's union card and Mary Lavin's teddy bear.

Address: 18 19 PARNELL SQUARE NORTH. | Tel: +353 (0)1 872 2077
FRY MODEL RAILWAY MUSEUM

This impressive museum on the grounds of Malahide Castle features handmade models of more than 300 Irish trains along with stations, bridges, trams, buse barges, boats and even the River Liffey.

Address: MALAHIDE CASTLE. | Tel: +353 (0)1 846 3779
GUINNESS STOREHOUSE

It may sound like a tourist trap, but this is a fun, engaging tour of how Ireland's favourite tipple has been made since 1759. There's even a free pint at the end of it.

Address: ST JAMES’S GATE. | Tel: +353 (0)1 408 4800
IRISH FILM CENTRE

Check out the latest arthouse release or just relax with a pint in this hip Temple Bar hangout. The centre houses two cinemas, the Irish Film Archive, a bookshop and a bar that serves up excellent pub grub.

Address: 6 EUSTACE STREET. | Tel: +353 (0)1 679 5744
JAMES JOYCE WALKING TOUR

Take a dander around the streets that inspired Dublin's literary son. This relaxed 90-minute stroll follows the life of Joyce

Address: 35 NORTH GREAT GEORGES STREET. | Tel: +353 (0)1 878 8547
KILMAINHAM GAOL HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Ireland's very own Alcatraz, from 1796 to 1924 Kilmainham Gaol (pictured) was the final stop for many an Irish rebel. Take the guided tour, which finishes at the stonebreakers yard in which Patrick Pearse and James Connolly were executed in 1916.

Address: KILMAINHAM. | Tel: +353 (0)1 453 5984
OLD JAMESON DISTILLERY

Guinness isn't the only tipple with its origins in Dublin. Until the 1960s Ireland's best-known whiskey was made in this distillery, now a fascinating interactive museum. Find out how whiskey was made before sampling the uisce beatha (water of life) for yourself.

Address: BOW STREET, SMITHFIELD. | Tel: +353 (0)1 807 2355
SCIENCE GALLERY

From exhibitions of techno-thread clothing to displays of robotic art, the Science Gallery (pictured) in Trinity College takes white-hot technology and makes it accessible to everyone. They've even harnessed nanotechnology to inscribe their logo onto a diamond.

Address: TRINITY COLLEGE, PEARSE STREET. | Tel: +353 (0)1 896 4107

Dublin: Visit

Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, Wilde… the list of famous Dublin writers is as long as the River Liffey. Among this museum's many treasures are a fi rst draft of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Brendan Behan's union card and Mary Lavin's teddy bear.

This impressive museum on the grounds of Malahide Castle features handmade models of more than 300 Irish trains along with stations, bridges, trams, buse barges, boats and even the River Liffey.

It may sound like a tourist trap, but this is a fun, engaging tour of how Ireland's favourite tipple has been made since 1759. There's even a free pint at the end of it.

Check out the latest arthouse release or just relax with a pint in this hip Temple Bar hangout. The centre houses two cinemas, the Irish Film Archive, a bookshop and a bar that serves up excellent pub grub.

Take a dander around the streets that inspired Dublin's literary son. This relaxed 90-minute stroll follows the life of Joyce

Ireland's very own Alcatraz, from 1796 to 1924 Kilmainham Gaol (pictured) was the final stop for many an Irish rebel. Take the guided tour, which finishes at the stonebreakers yard in which Patrick Pearse and James Connolly were executed in 1916.

Guinness isn't the only tipple with its origins in Dublin. Until the 1960s Ireland's best-known whiskey was made in this distillery, now a fascinating interactive museum. Find out how whiskey was made before sampling the uisce beatha (water of life) for yourself.

From exhibitions of techno-thread clothing to displays of robotic art, the Science Gallery (pictured) in Trinity College takes white-hot technology and makes it accessible to everyone. They've even harnessed nanotechnology to inscribe their logo onto a diamond.