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Dublin: Murder Mystery Game at Trinity College

1. Dublin: Murder Mystery Game at Trinity College

Step into the shoes of a talented detective as you travel back to 1899 to solve a mystery case. Stroll through the beautiful Trinity College while playing a fun game and take part in unique tasks to unlock clues that will lead you to the final chapter of your investigation. Pick up your mystery envelope and head over to Trinity College to begin your journey. In the envelope, you will find everything required for your investigation. Each chapter contains facts, information, and tasks that can shed light on the case. Inspired by a true crime case, the game will challenge you to use your skills to solve the case of a missing professor. Help bring professor Finn Flynn home to his worried wife Cecily Flynn. During your investigation, you will solve exciting riddles as you interact with Dublin's surroundings. In the end, you will receive the final chapter. Before you open it to discover the truth, you need to decide who the murderer is and what evidence you base this on. Your adventure will end across the road at the Irish Houses of Parliament.

Nearly All of Dublin in 5 Hours

2. Nearly All of Dublin in 5 Hours

If you only have one day to see as much of Dublin as possible, then this five-hour walking tour is the perfect option. History, culture, architecture, Irish society, Irish language, literature, and jokes are shared during your walk around the city. Five hours will fly by quickly as you see all the city's most important sights. There is also the option to add a guided tour of the Old Library of Trinity College, where the Book of Kells is housed. (Note that if this option is selection, the National Museum of History and Archaeology will be substituted out.) Trinity’s Long Room library, one of the world’s most beautiful libraries, houses 200,000 of Ireland’s most ancient texts. Admire the "Proclamition of the Irish Republic," one of the most important texts in Irish history. The Long Room also features the Brian Boru Harp, Ireland’s oldest surviving harp and the model for the insignia of Ireland.  On Mondays, the National Museum of History and Archaeology is closed. Please note that there is an entrance fee for those who opt for the Book of Kells (adults and children). Please note, as part of ongoing conservation and preservation plans for the Old Library, the Book of Kells will be removed from public display from November 2019 to early March 2020. However, a full color replica of the Book of Kells will be available to view in the Trinity’s Long Room library.

Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Corners Walking Tour

3. Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Corners Walking Tour

Please note that all visits are external, but opportunities will be available for such visits after the tour. •City Hall •Dublin Castle grounds & gardens •Christ Church Cathedral •Fishamble Street & Smock Alley •Meeting House Square, Temple Bar •Millennium Bridge & River Liffey •Italian Quarter •St Mary’s Church (now a famous café/bar) •Henry & Moore Streets •O’Connell Street •General Post Office •O’Connell Monument •Former Parliament House (bank of Ireland) •Finish outside Trinity College with its famed Book of Kells This exceptional and easy-going tour is one of the best introductions to Dublin’s rich history and culture. Enjoy this small-group experience. Maximum numbers on tour limited to 16 people and is often less. Additional guides are provided where required. (effective from 01 April 2023).The walk takes you to many of Dublin’s icons and also brings you to some wonderful hidden spots too. If you are looking for a comprehensive tour that introduces you to the best of the city centre, on both sides of the River Liffey, then this is the tour for you. Starting from Dame Street you will wind your way through the former Viking & Medieval Quarter including Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral before wheeling around through Temple Bar and across to the River Liffey to the Northside City and onto the main historic street, O’Connell Street. We will pass by the General Post Office which housed the headquarters of the rebels of the 1916 Rising which resulted in the then destruction of this building and almost the entire street and surrounds. We will finish around Trinity College and the former 18th century Houses of Parliament. All these places certainly have their interesting histories, but the human stories associated with them often capture more than just their eventful past. Our dedicated guides will share their love for the city with you and make you feel like a true Dubliner. To crown all this, the tour will also introduce you to many secret gems and surprises that visitors and even Dubliners often miss. Find Dublin’s first but now defunct full-time cinema, a church that’s not a church, a former Lisbon tram now serving as a café. Discover an amusing representation of a da Vinci painting, feel the bounce of a wobbly bridge and enjoy the tale of a post-box that represents Ireland’s transition to independence. And not forgetting a stark-naked representation of a very famous 18th century composer!

Dublin: Skip-the-Line St.Patrick's Cathedral & Irish Whiskey

4. Dublin: Skip-the-Line St.Patrick's Cathedral & Irish Whiskey

This expertly curated tour offers unique access to Ireland’s must-see St. Patrick’s Cathedral & Gardens in Dublin's Medieval Quarter combined with a visit to Teeling, one of the most popular Whiskey Distillery’s in Ireland, with its first production dating back to the 18th century. This award-winning tour fondly named as Dublin’s “Saints and Sinners” tour includes a fascinating insight into one of the most beautiful Cathedrals in Europe in addition to the illuminating life of St. Patrick, the man as well as the importance of whiskey to not only the people of Ireland but also to the church since medieval times. This tour is led by an expert local professional English-speaking guide offering the most comprehensive tour of St. Patrick's Cathedral with Skip the Line Access offering direct access without wasting precious vacation time in line. The tour also includes a visit to the renowned Teeling Distillery located a short walk in the heart of the historic Liberties, against the backdrop of a city steeped in whiskey history, the Teeling Whiskey Distillery opened its doors in 2015 as the first new distillery in Dublin for over 125 years. Since opening, the Teeling Distillery has won over 20 awards for its outstanding whiskey distillation and tour experience. On this fully guided tour guests will learn about the provenance and journey, from the founding day of Teeling Whiskey to the present-day, and how one of Ireland’s favourite whiskey’s is forging the next chapter in Irish Whiskey. Tour guests will explore and experience a real working distillery in the heart of Dublin city while learning and sampling the distillery’s many different whiskeys as well as a free signature whiskey drink.

Skip the Line Guinness Storehouse and Dublin City Highlights

5. Skip the Line Guinness Storehouse and Dublin City Highlights

This 3 ½ - hour Dublin top 10 highlights walking tour takes a journey through the many centuries of history and visits the city’s must-see highlights. Starting from the heart of Ireland’s Georgian capital, your expert local guide offers a wonderful engaging tour through the vibrant historical streets of Dublin visiting both well-known sites and hidden gems where visitors can see, and experience so much more than they could on their own. Included will be a visit to the cultural quarter of Temple Bar, and the former 1,000-year-old Viking and medieval area around the 10th century Christ Church Cathedral among other intriguing places including highlights of the 1916 Easter Rising. An expert local guide will lead you on an intriguing interactive tour experience peppered with great stories and narration and world renown Irish humor. Visitors will also have a chance to take unique memorable photos as they explore the colorful streets of Dublin. This tour will also finish with a fascinating Skip the Line tour to Ireland’s top attraction, The Guinness Storehouse where tour guests will enjoy the best pint ever at the world-famous Gravity Bar

The Best of Dublin in German

6. The Best of Dublin in German

Please note that all visits are external, but opportunities will be available for such visits after the tour. •City Hall •Dublin Castle grounds & gardens •Christ Church Cathedral •Fishamble Street & Smock Alley •Meeting House Square, Temple Bar •Millennium Bridge & River Liffey •Italian Quarter •St Mary’s Church (now a famous café/bar) •Henry & Moore Streets •O’Connell Street •General Post Office •O’Connell Monument •Former Parliament House (bank of Ireland) •Finish outside Trinity College with its famed Book of Kells This exceptional and easy-going tour is one of the best introductions to Dublin’s rich history and culture. Enjoy this small-group experience. Maximum numbers on tour limited to 16 people and is often less. Additional guides are provided where required. (effective from 01 April 2023).The walk takes you to many of Dublin’s icons and also brings you to some wonderful hidden spots too. If you are looking for a comprehensive tour that introduces you to the best of the city centre, on both sides of the River Liffey, then this is the tour for you. Starting from Dame Street you will wind your way through the former Viking & Medieval Quarter including Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral before wheeling around through Temple Bar and across to the River Liffey to the Northside City and onto the main historic street, O’Connell Street. We will pass by the General Post Office which housed the headquarters of the rebels of the 1916 Rising which resulted in the then destruction of this building and almost the entire street and surrounds. We will finish around Trinity College and the former 18th century Houses of Parliament. All these places certainly have their interesting histories, but the human stories associated with them often capture more than just their eventful past. Our dedicated guides will share their love for the city with you and make you feel like a true Dubliner. To crown all this, the tour will also introduce you to many secret gems and surprises that visitors and even Dubliners often miss. Find Dublin’s first but now defunct full-time cinema, a church that’s not a church, a former Lisbon tram now serving as a café. Discover an amusing representation of a da Vinci painting, feel the bounce of a wobbly bridge and enjoy the tale of a post-box that represents Ireland’s transition to independence. And not forgetting a stark-naked representation of a very famous 18th century composer!

Dublin: The Fantastic Private Walking Tour

7. Dublin: The Fantastic Private Walking Tour

In the courtyard of Dublin Castle, your footfalls will echo through the castle’s 800-year history. At the GPO on O’Connell Street, be exhilarated as you stand where crowds gathered in 1916 for the Declaration of Irish Independence & the passions of poets and Irish freedom fighters throughout the centuries were born anew. Can you feel it? Welcome to Dublin! The purpose of this tour is to make you fall in love with Dublin at first sight. It is perhaps your first time in the city? Or maybe you are here on a business trip and in between conference events day after day, with very little time to actually see the city? Or you have just a few hours to experience Dublin before your connecting flight takes off. Why not do it with a private guide? This 3-hour Fantastic Tour of Dublin is designed for those who are short on time but hungry to get to know Dublin for what it is – a city with beautiful and sometimes troubled history, a city founded by strangers and invaded by strangers in the old times, that is so friendly and accepting of strangers today.

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What people are saying about Irish Houses of Parliament

Overall rating

4.5 / 5

based on 12 reviews

I really enjoyed the tour. Neil did a great job…he was was very energetic, knowledgeable and entertaining. I learned so much about Dublin fact and fiction. I will recommend this tour to my Friends.

Great concept. We (the family) could set the pace ourselves, got to know Dublin and solved the mystery:))) We are ready for the next Solve A Mystery.

Our guide was amazing!! He knew everything about the Cathedral and was extremely engaging! I highly recommend this tour!

Fantastic experience

Exciting tour, with a very good guide "Sara" who knew her story, she was very lively and friendly

Great and informative Guide.

Brian was terrific. He was well versed in Irish history and made this tour well worth taking.