Dublin, the capital of Ireland is the largest city in the domain of Leinster on the east coast of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey and bordered on the South by the Wicklow Mountains. Pre-independence Dublin was once the second city of the British Empire, the elegant Georgian architecture and picturesque parks bearing witness to a concerned heirloom. The city extended rapidly from the 17th century and was fleetingly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Acts of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later retitled Ireland. It is an antique and fashionable centre for education, the arts, administration, economy and industry. Dublin was listed as a global city by GaWC with an “Alpha-" ranking, which placed the city amid the top thirty cities in the sphere.

Tourist Places of Dublin, Ireland:

The archetypal Dublin charm was diligently monitored by Dublin Zoo, while The National Gallery of Ireland remains its supremacy of the open fascinations in the capital. Dublin has an infinite of tourist fascinations to gear all interests and stockpiled a list below of the best visited attractions and the best things to do in Dublin. Have fun!

1. Trinity College is the best spot to kick off Dublin tour. It's at the heart of the capital, packed full of incredible history, and it's the oldest university in Ireland having been founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I.

2. Grafton Street is the Dublin’s premier shopping location. A statue of Molly Malone sits at the bottom of the street and many famed bands and musicians have given impromptu performances here, including Bono of U2

3. Kildare Street Museums and Houses of Parliament which is named after  James Fitzgerald, the Earl of Kildare, who commissioned its construction in 1745 and set out to create a grand Georgian mansion to reflect his loft social status.

4. National Gallery of Ireland: The gallery opened in 1864 with wings being added in 1903, 1968, and most recently in 2002 with assortments  include the Yeats Museum,  Irish art, Italian Painters, Baroque Room and the Shaw Room.

5. National Botanic Gardens:  It is spread in19.5 hectares on the south bank of the Tolka River, contain many attractive features like an arboretum, sensory garden, rock garden and burren area, great pond, wide-ranging herbaceous limits, and an annual exhibition of enhancing plants comprising a rare sample of Victorian carpet bedding.

6. St. Patrick’s Cathedral: It is built between 1220 and 1260, is one of the few buildings left from the medieval city of Dublin. It is the largest cathedral in Ireland.

7. Farmleigh House: It is built in the late 18th century, was purchased by Edward Cecil Guinness, a great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, in 1873. It includes beautiful features like the Main House area which is a fine example of Georgian-Victorian architecture, the Sunken Garden, the Walled Garden, the famous Clock Tower and the Lake and The Benjamin Iveagh Library.

8. General Post Office: it is built in 1814 and is  not just the country's main post office, or an eye-catching neoclassical building but is at the heart of Ireland's struggle for independence.

9. Dublin Castle and the Chester Beatty Library: Dublin Castle was the site of central administration during 700 years of British rule until 1922.  At present, the castle is mostly used for ceremonial events, expositions, and even gigs. The museum founded in 1953  by Chester Beatty, an American industrialist living in Dublin, and is an adequate collection of oriental art, manuscripts, books and ancient texts