62 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Northern Ireland - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Northern Ireland

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Dark Hedges

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Crown Liquor Saloon

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Dunluce Castle

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Launch Site of the Titanic

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Castlewellan, Northern Ireland

Peace Maze of Northern Ireland

A peace symbol in Northern Ireland doubles as the world's second largest hedge maze.

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Unique Food & Drink in Northern Ireland

Dulse and Yellowman

An unlikely pairing of honeycomb toffee and purple seaweed.

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Stories About Northern Ireland

A reconstruction of the Iron Age roundhouse at Ulster, where archaeological evidence suggests massive feasts were held.

The Irish Pigged Out on Pork in a ‘Mammoth’ Iron Age Building

The guests brought swine from far and wide, and left dozens of carcasses behind.

by Isaac Schultz

December 27, 2019

One of the village's five churches, made out of wool.

See an Entire Northern Ireland Village Knitted Out of Wool

An incredible yarn from Cloughmills, County Antrim.

by Natasha Frost

January 16, 2018

A Meteor Struck the Grounds of a School in Northern Ireland (Or Did It?)

Strange things were afoot at Castle Gardens Primary School.

by Natasha Frost

November 13, 2017