The country · Attractions

The places worth the drive.

Northern Ireland punches well above its size. Here are the attractions we keep coming back to — natural wonders forty thousand years in the making, ruined castles on cliff edges, and museums that earn their reputation.

Natural wonders

Basalt cliffs, granite mountains, sea-stacks and the slowest-running rivers in Ireland.

Giant's Causeway
UNESCO · Antrim

Giant's Causeway

40,000 basalt columns above the Atlantic.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Coast walk · Antrim

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

Twenty metres above the sea, three hundred year old crossing.
Mourne Mountains
Hiking · Down

Mourne Mountains

Twelve granite summits sweeping down to the Irish Sea.
Glens of Antrim
Drive · Antrim

Glens of Antrim

Nine valleys, one road, every one worth slowing for.
The Dark Hedges
Photography · Antrim

The Dark Hedges

A tunnel of beech trees planted in the 1700s.

Historic sites

Castles ruined and otherwise, painted murals, the prison-turned-cultural quarter.

Dunluce Castle
Castle · Antrim

Dunluce Castle

A 14th-century ruin perched on a basalt cliff.
Belfast Murals
Walking tour · Belfast

Belfast Murals

Painted history along the Falls and Shankill.

Museums

One world-class flagship and the smaller stories behind it.

Titanic Belfast
Museum · Titanic Quarter

Titanic Belfast

The world's largest Titanic visitor experience.