The city feels resilient yet welcoming, with a warm, dark humor that disarms even the most guarded stranger. Today, it is a vibrant, regenerated hub of creative energy and historic charm, far removed from its troubled past, inviting you to explore its lively pubs and striking modern architecture while listening to the echoes of its industrial giants.
Do Belfast the way locals do: start slow at Tollymore Forest Park, eat where the regulars do at Kelly's Cellars.
Top things to do in Belfast
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Titanic Belfast
Self-guided Titanic museum offering 9 interactive galleries that re-tell the iconic story.
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St George's Market
Colourful 19th-century market, active Friday to Sunday for fruit, flowers, fish, fashion & crafts.
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Botanic Gardens
Elaborate public garden dating to 1828, featuring tropical species & an elegant domed conservatory.
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Ulster Museum
Classical Renaissance-style setting for displays on Irish art, natural history & industry.
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Belfast Castle
Castle within country park, with adventure playground, visitor centre, antiques shop and restaurant.
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Timescape - Live Escape Games
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Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Expansive mid-18th century park with woodlands, meadows, formal gardens and a renowned rose garden.
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Peace Wall Belfast
Section of wall erected to quell Northern Irish conflict, now a repository for art & messages.
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Belfast Zoo
Zoo with a walk-through rainforest house that is active in wildlife conservation and breeding.
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Ulster Folk Museum
19th-century buildings, with recreators in period dress, plus festivals, courses and workshops.
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Local favorites, not tourist traps.
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Kelly's Cellars
Simple, traditional venue filled with small tables and stools and serving beers, spirits and wines.
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Duke of York
Classic pub down a cobbled alley with mirrored whiskey bar, old advertising signs and live music.
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The Dirty Onion and Yardbird
Traditional looking pub with a modern vibe including a Jameson barrel sculpture in the beer garden.
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Darcy's Belfast
Down-home eatery with a local menu featuring fish, meat & vegetarian dishes, plus wine & cocktails.
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Bunsen Hill St
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Bootleggers
Warm, laid-back eatery dishing out hearty burgers & tacos plus street corn, cocktails & beers.
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Stix and Stones City Centre
Steak and seafood restaurant with chic, stone and wood contemporary interior with rustic details.
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Coppi Restaurant
Cichetti, pizzetta and risotto in an industrial chic venue, with heavy wood tables and white tiles.
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City Tours Belfast
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Belfast Beer Bike
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Belfast Black Taxi Tour
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DC Tours - Belfast Walking Tours
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Taste & Tour: Belfast Food Tour, Drinks Tours & Private Tours
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Black Taxi Tours Belfast
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Tollymore Forest Park
Naturalistic area crisscrossed with walking trails & with a 1700s barn made to look like a church.
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Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Expansive mid-18th century park with woodlands, meadows, formal gardens and a renowned rose garden.
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Glenariff Forest Park
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Belvoir Park Forest
75 hectares of mature trees along the River Lagan, with walking trails & pastoral views.
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Colin Glen River Entrance
Wooded park known for numerous kids' activities, including a ropes course & a trail with statues.
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Kelly's Cellars
Simple, traditional venue filled with small tables and stools and serving beers, spirits and wines.
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Duke of York
Classic pub down a cobbled alley with mirrored whiskey bar, old advertising signs and live music.
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The Dirty Onion and Yardbird
Traditional looking pub with a modern vibe including a Jameson barrel sculpture in the beer garden.
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Lavery's
Long-standing traditional bar with sport on TV, a pool room with 18 tables, and a roof terrace.
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