What are good rainy day options for families in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Belfast?
Each city has an indoor anchor worth the trip on its own. Dublin: the National Museum archaeology branch on Kildare Street is free and holds the gold hoards and the bog bodies, and EPIC covers a wet afternoon in the docklands. Galway: the Atlantaquaria aquarium at Salthill and the free Galway City Museum beside the Spanish Arch. Cork: Cork City Gaol for the audio tour, with the Titanic Experience in Cobh a short train ride away. Belfast: Titanic Belfast and the free Ulster Museum in the Botanic Gardens. Pick one anchor per wet day, book timed tickets online where they exist, and let the rest of the day go slack.
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- Attraction operators and national institutions: EPIC, Croke Park, Titanic Belfast, the National Museum of Ireland, Atlantaquaria and Cork City Gaol
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