National Museum of Ireland: Archaeology
About
A superb free museum of Irish gold, Viking finds and “bog bodies”, in a grand rotunda building.
Good to know
- Free entry
- Highlights include the Ardagh Chalice
Nearby while you’re here
Combine National Museum of Ireland: Archaeology with The Little Museum of Dublin, Trinity College and the Book of Kells and St Stephen’s Green for a roughly 5-hour plan around Kildare Street.
Eat and drink nearby
Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.
Sample hotels nearby
- Georgian Square Hotel (St Stephen’s Green), about 400 m away. Sample listing.
- Temple Bar Inn (Temple Bar), about 900 m away. Sample listing.
- Guinness Quarter Hotel (Liberties), about 2.2 km away. Sample listing.