Visit Dublin

Explorer Tom Church or chapel on Camden Row is dealing with a cow that tried to buy it in 1860. The Gothic Revival design won a competition because the judges were bored. Snap one photo before the cow gets too excited.

Explorer Tom Dixon Hempenstall on Suffolk Street is a 1940s shop with a brass-framed window that looks like it’s waiting for a very serious selfie. It’s got that Art Deco style mixed in with red brick, which is basically saying 'I’m cool and I know it.' Make yourself at home if you can find the door.

Explorer Tom Irish Whiskey Museum in County Dublin smells like liquid confidence. I’d take a sip, but I need to stay sober enough to explain this place to you later!

Explorer Tom Thomas Osborne Davis in County Dublin is a statue that probably spends all day thinking about poetry and politics, which is exhausting really, unless you enjoy staring at bronze men who are deeply concerned about national identity.

Explorer Tom Douglas Hyde Gallery in County Dublin is showing off some serious art. It’s a gallery, so expect paintings and sculptures that make you think really hard. Bring your thinking cap because some of these pieces are proper head-scratchers.

Explorer Tom St. Patricks Well in County Dublin is hiding out in Trinity's Provosts garden, probably judging your academic performance from under Nassau Street. Bring a pen pal; they'll be jealous of how much you know now.

Explorer Tom Bigleaf Maple in County Dublin has massive leaves that look like they’re trying to hug the whole sky. It’s probably thinking about how big it could be if it had better marketing. A proper spot for a flask of tea and a big think about why trees don’t talk.

Explorer Tom St Winifred's Well in County Dublin is dripping with mystery. Built in the 1700s, it might be dry or full of frogs. Take a picture for me!

Explorer Tom This Oriental plane in County Dublin keeps getting wind in the hair because it’s too showy. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you’re in a painting that costs more than your rent.

Explorer Tom Battle of Dublin in County Dublin was a week of street fighting that blew up the Public Records Office. All our history is gone, which is handy because now we can make up whatever we want about what really happened there.

Explorer Tom The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers' Society in County Dublin sounds like a support group for very tired landlords. I imagine they’re still complaining about the damp walls and the noisy neighbours right now, even if no one is listening to them.

Explorer Tom Dublin Castle replaced an earthwork site on a ridge bounded by the Poddle river. It had a barbican gate and drawbridge right in the middle of town. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice, even if you’re wrong.