Connolly Station is Dublin’s busiest railway station and the central hub of Ireland’s rail network. Located on the north side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCity, Enterprise, and commuter services to destinations across the north, northwest, southeast, and southwest, while also serving the north–south DART line and the Luas Red Line. The station complex houses the headquarters of Iarnród Éireann, Irish Rail. Opened in 1844 as Dublin Station, Connolly is renowned for its ornate façade, featuring a distinctive Italianate tower at its center.
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is an interactive museum in Dublin’s Docklands that explores Irish history and identity through 20 digital and hands-on galleries. The museum traces how Irish emigrants shaped communities around the world, highlighting figures who became scientists, politicians, poets, artists, and outlaws. Designed to move beyond clichés, EPIC shows how Irish culture extends far beyond Ireland’s shores and why the phrase “I’m Irish” resonates globally.
The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin offers visitors an immersive look at the history, heart, and craft behind one of Ireland’s most famous beers. Located inside the original brewery at St. James’s Gate, the Guinness Storehouse includes seven floors of exhibits in a building that once served as the brewery’s fermentation plant. Along the way, visitors learn about the ingredients, heritage, and culture that shaped Guinness into a global icon. The experience concludes at the Gravity Bar, where panoramic 360-degree views of Dublin provide one of the city’s highest and most scenic vantage points.
The Molly Malone statue stands on Suffolk Street, steps from Trinity College and Grafton Street. Molly Malone herself is a semi-historical, semi-legendary figure immortalized in the beloved ballad “Cockles and Mussels,” a song sung so widely that it’s often treated as Dublin’s unofficial anthem. Her tragic story — and the image of her pushing her barrow — has become one of the city’s most recognizable symbols.
The Jeanie Johnston is a full-scale replica of a 19th-century famine ship located in Dublin’s Docklands. The vessel tells the story of some of the thousands of Irish people who fled the Great Famine and made the dangerous Atlantic crossing in search of a better life in North America. Visitors can step aboard to learn about the cramped conditions, the voyage’s risks, and the resilience of the passengers who undertook this journey into the unknown.