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Things to do in Dublin, Province of Leinster: The Best Specialty Museums
You've probably heard that Guinness tastes better in Dublin (fresh from the factory), but what you may not know is that Dublin is a perfect destination for the whole family. No, we're not suggesting you let the kiddies drink a pint. Instead, take them to the Dublin Zoo, to feed the ducks in Stephen's Green or on a picnic in Phoenix Park. Scholars enjoy walking in the literary footsteps of such writers as Yeats and Joyce, while discerning shoppers have their pick of designer boutiques.
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1. Irish Architectural Archive
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 to collect and preserve material of every kind relating to the architecture of the entire island of Ireland, and make it available to the public. As a cumulative body of material the holdings of the Archive represent the greatest single source of information on Ireland’s buildings and those who designed them. The Archive is located at 45 Merrion Square and is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesdays to Fridays.
2. Irish Jewish Museum
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4.5 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By naomie864
A fascinating small museum with many personal and local stories, as well as information about the wider Jewish community's history in Ireland. A nice visit away from the bigger, louder tourist hotspots.
3. The Little Museum of Dublin
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4.5 based on 11,381 reviews
Discover the amazing story of Dublin in this quirky museum on St Stephen's Green. Our famous 29-minute guided tours are a celebration of great Irish storytelling. You will learn about our history, you will laugh a lot and you will meet some of the friendliest people in Ireland. Please note that the museum is small and most of our tours sell out quickly.
Reviewed By 959gailc - Dublin, Ireland
The tour is included with GREEN hop on hop off ticket The staff welcomes you to this little museum jam packed with historical elements that are reviewed by decade starting in the 1900s. Come early for the movie on entry level for video of 1950s Dublin, it stay after. They do have historic elements prior to that as well, learn about them on the tour! Andrew does an excellent job as tour guide and Kathryn, one of the volunteers, gives us a head ups about a great question to ask. What did Hedy Lamarr Invent? Take an informative and frequently funny 29 minute tour with Andrew or others and learn how Ireland got to where she is today. There are surprising figures and spot quizzes in the room and few are what you may think ... guess wrong, learn more! After the tour, go up to the top floor to see Irish history through the eyes of the Irish Times, meet Alfie, Lord Mayor x10!, and listen to U2 songs as you view their donations to this loveliest of little museums Btw, entrance here gets you 10% off at Hatch & Sons for when you’re ready for tea or a bite of something to eat! Plan to spend 2-3 hours to really explore
4. Goethe Institut
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
5. The National Wax Museum Plus
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4.0 based on 658 reviews
The National Wax Museum Plus is an interactive tourist attraction based on 22-25 Westmoreland Street. It's fun for all the family!
Reviewed By ralucas642 - Bucharest, Romania
We totally enjoyed it, but it was the first wax museum we visited, so maybe there are better ones out there. Some of the statues were not very good representations, however, we liked more the experience than the wax figures.per se. My favourite part was the enchanted forest, followed closely by the really well represented horror room. Really gives you the creeps,.right after you go through the mysthic forest. Nice way to spend an hour or two in Dublin.
6. Imaginosity
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4.0 based on 247 reviews
Booking is essential
Reviewed By MichellG538 - Dublin, Ireland
I attended Imaginosity with my ten month old this week on a rainy day and we had a lovely, enjoyable, few hours. The museum was well run, clean, with plenty of interesting little exhibits for kids to interact with. My guy found the under 2s area 'Tir na N'og' especially entertaining though he also enjoyed other areas aimed at older kids such as the supermarket and doctor's office. I found the cafe great too. I had a lovely coffee there and my friend spoke highly of the baked goods. When we left, after over two hours of play, he was asleep in his stroller before we even left the reception. I expect to return soon.
