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Northern Ireland
County Antrim
The capital of Northern Ireland, Belfast is over one thousand years old and steeped in a long and bloody history. A historical pub tour of Belfast will allow visitors an opportunity to experience the best that local Irish pubs have to offer.
South Belfast
Belfast Gardens is located in South Belfast and is a lovely way to spend an afternoon. For a display of Irish antiques and local historical artifacts, check out Ulster Museum.
East Belfast
Here tourists can visit Victoria Park, Streamvale Open Dairy Farm and Stormant along with the Northern Ireland Parliament Building.
North Belfast
Belfast Castle overlooks Belfast Lough. The Belfast Zoo provides family entertainment and Cave Hill Country Park is popular for its Neolithic caves.
The Antrim Coast
The Glens of Antrim is said to be full of the fairy folk. It is a stunning place to explore. Explore online travel sites to find the dates for annual festivals.
The Causeway Coast
Here you can see the famous Causeway Coast. Be sure and visit Dunluce Centre, Old Bushmills Distillery, Rathin Island Boathouse Centre and Benvarden Gardens.
County Armagh
Armagh, once the ancient seat and first capital of Ulster, this area is the stuff legends are made of. Spend time visiting St. Patrick’s Trian Visitor Complex, Navan Centre, Armagh Planetarium, Ti Chulainn Cultural Activity Centre and the Palace Stabes Heritage Centre.
Lisborn
Lisborn is a pretty town and has lots of entertainment and shopping venues. Ciant’s Ring is easily four thousand years old, while, in contrast, the Castle Gardens have been in existence only since the eighteenth century.
County Fermanagh
This count is full of museums and exhibition centers. Devenish Island and White Island both promise ruins of twelfth century churches. Crom Estate is a beautiful nature reserve and Marble Arch Caves has an underground network of rivers, caverns and passages.
County Tyrone
A car is a must when touring this rural county. Speerin Mountains are beautiful with bogs and heather covered hills.
Omagh
Ulster American Folk Park recounts the story of those who left Ireland for America and why they left. Ulster History Park shares the past from the Stone Age up to the 17th century. |