National Maritime Museum of Ireland — Attraction in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Just visited the National Maritime Museum of Ireland on my own — and honestly, I didn’t expect to be so drawn in. Housed inside a beautiful old church, the atmosphere alone is worth the visit. But what truly surprised me was how alive everything felt — sea life, history, shipwrecks, navigation, lighthouses — all told through immersive, interactive displays. There’s a quiet magic in walking through maritime history beneath stained glass windows. The huge lighthouse lens and the Titanic stories really stood out for me, and the recreated radio room felt like stepping onto a ship mid-voyage. It’s clearly designed to engage both adults and kids — I kept thinking how much children would love it here. It’s educational, visual, and full of little discoveries around every corner. A hidden gem. Peaceful, fascinating, and definitely worth visiting —...

Stopped in with my 3 year old son today. Thought I'd test the waters to see if he'd be entertained enough to behave in a museum. Museums are sometimes a bit stressful with toddlers, because they can lose it at anytime. Well, it was a success. He was so excited to be in there, checking out one boat and maritime display to the next with elation. Joe who volunteers there was with us pretty much the whole time showing us around. It made the experience even more fulfilling. He was so kind, engaging and encouraging with my son and I really appreciated that. 😊 Thank you again if you read this. I hope I remembered your name right 😋 Besides my lil guy loving it, I found it quite interesting. Worth a visit! Will definitely come back in the near future. Great for kids and...

Fantastic amenity brilliant history of maritime shipping from around Dublin bay and Irish sea area incredible model's of various shipping boat's computer information Story telling tours of museum gift shop Great array of gift's upstairs area of museum information on various ship wrecks including the leinster mail boat which was torpedoed of the Dublin bay by German submarine with the loss of over 500 lives visitor's from overseas countries also visit and set in the heart of dun laoughire Town set just south of the vast metropolis of Dublin Ireland highly recommended well worth a visit restaurants nearby shops pubs and Club's in the bustling Town rail and bus link's also to and from the city open daily too well...