Busy, pedestrianised Grafton St is both the city’s most famous street and its unofficial centre. You’ll find the biggest range of pubs, shops and restaurants in the bustling hive that surrounds it, a warren of side streets and alleys that is almost always full of people.
AChester Beatty Library Exploring the collection of one of the finest museums in Ireland.
AOld Library & Book of Kells Beholding a majestic library and the world’s most famous illuminated gospel.
ALittle Museum of Dublin Examining the marvellous collection of donated historical objects.
AA Night Out Dinner followed by a pint or more in a pub, such as Kehoe’s.
Getting There & Around
g All cross-city buses make their way to – or through – this part of the city.
j The Luas Green Line terminus on the west side of St Stephen’s Green.
2 Grafton St is in the heart of the city and no more than 500m from all other neighbourhoods (including the western edge of the Docklands).
Top SightTrinity College
This calm and cordial retreat from the bustle of contemporary Dublin is Ireland’s most prestigious university, a collection of elegant Georgian and Victorian buildings, cobbled squares and manicured lawns that is among the most delightful places to wander.
