Northern Ireland Attractions

Bushmills, County Antrim

A UNESCO World Heritage Site of roughly 40,000 interlocking hexagonal basalt columns on the north Antrim coast.

Titanic Quarter, Belfast

A museum on the former Harland & Wolff shipyard site telling the story of RMS Titanic's design, construction and maiden voyage.

Ballintoy, County Antrim

A rope bridge, first erected by fishermen over 250 years ago, connecting the mainland to the small island of Carrickarede.

Bushmills, County Antrim

The ruins of a medieval castle perched on a cliff edge on the north Antrim coast, dating from around 1500.

Belfast

19th-century baronial-style castle on Cave Hill, now used as a visitor, function and events venue.

Botanic Gardens, Belfast

Northern Ireland's largest museum, covering art, history and natural sciences.

Newtownards, County Down

An 18th/19th-century house and internationally renowned garden on the shores of Strangford Lough.

Carrickfergus, County Antrim

A well-preserved Norman castle built in the 12th century on the shore of Belfast Lough.

Stranocum, County Antrim

An avenue of beech trees planted in the 18th century, a well-known photo spot and Game of Thrones filming location.

Omagh, County Tyrone

An open-air museum with over 30 reconstructed buildings depicting 18th/19th-century emigration from Ulster to America.

Hamilton Dock, Belfast

The last surviving White Star Line vessel, a restored 1911 tender ship that once ferried Titanic's passengers, now a museum ship in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.

Newtownabbey, Cave Hill, Belfast

A city-run zoo on the slopes of Cave Hill housing around 100 species, with conservation and breeding programmes.

Titanic Quarter, Belfast

An interactive science and discovery centre with around 250 hands-on STEM exhibits across themed zones.

Crumlin Road, Belfast

A restored Victorian-era prison, operational 1846–1996, now run as a guided-tour visitor attraction and events venue.

East Bridge Street, Belfast

Belfast's last surviving Victorian covered market, trading food, crafts and antiques on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Downpatrick, County Down

A Church of Ireland cathedral traditionally regarded as the burial place of Saint Patrick, on the site of earlier monastic churches.

Strangford, near Downpatrick, County Down

An 18th-century National Trust mansion and estate on Strangford Lough noted for its mixed Classical/Gothic architecture.

Portaferry, County Down

Northern Ireland's only public aquarium and seal sanctuary, on Strangford Lough, exhibiting local and tropical marine life.

Derry/Londonderry

A complete 17th-century city wall circuit around 1.6km long, with an elevated walkable rampart around Derry's historic core.

Derry/Londonderry

A local-history museum, including the "Story of Derry" exhibition, with a rooftop viewing deck over the city and River Foyle.

Florencecourt, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh

A show cave system and the UK/Ireland's most active river cave, within the Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark.