The Top 20 Tourist Attractions In Ireland Have Been Revealed

Fáilte Ireland has announced that 2017 was another record year for visitor’s to our best attractions, though we’re not that surprised. 

Fáilte Ireland’s Top 10 Visitor Attractions has revealed that the Guinness Storehouse and the National Gallery of Ireland are top of the list for visitors.

The Guinness Storehouse is no.1 for the second year in a row for fee-paying attractions, while the National Gallery, which tops the non-fee paying list, surpassed one million visitors this year.

This was particularly helped by the reopening of its permanent collection halfway through the year, as well as hosting two major exhibitions of Caravaggio and Vermeer.

Overall, the top 20 fee-charging attractions during 2017 were:

1. Guinness Storehouse, Dublin – 1,711,281
2. Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare – 1,527,000
3. Dublin Zoo – 1,264,300
4. National Aquatic Centre, Dublin – 1,099,756
5. Book of Kells (Trinity College, Dublin) – 983,410
6. Tayto Park, Co. Meath  – 735,000
7. St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin  – 603,000
8. Kylemore Abbey & Gardens, Co. Galway  – 558,000
9. Muckross House & Gardens, Co. Kery – 552,923
10. Powerscourt Gardens & Waterfall, Co Wicklow – 501,601
11. Fota Wildlife Park, Co. Cork – 455,559
12. Blarney Castle & Gardens, Co. Cork – 450,000
13. Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin – 425,000
14. Kilkenny Castle – 418,685
15. Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary – 376,488
16. Dublin Castle – 371,000
17. Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Co. Clare – 369,275
18. Brú na Boinne, Co. Meath  – 281,103
19. Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin  – 238,285
20. Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal  – 211,000