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Visitors cross Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland.

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Overview

An exploding food scene, hip cities and the stunning Causeway Coast: there's plenty to pull visitors to the North. When you cross from the Republic into Northern Ireland you'll notice a couple of changes: the road signs are in miles and the prices are in pounds sterling 鈥� you're in the UK. At the time of research, there was no border checkpoint and not even a sign to mark the crossing point.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - FEB 9, 2014: The Titanic visitor attraction and a monument in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Opened in 2012, this is the Titanic sign in front of the entrance.

    Titanic Belfast

    Belfast

    The stunning, star-shaped Titanic Belfast is聽the city's number-one tourist draw.聽Standing majestically at the head of the slipway where the聽Titanic聽was鈥�

  • City Hall

    City Hall

    Belfast

    Belfast's classical Renaissance-style City Hall was built in fine, white Portland stone in 1906. Highlights of the free, 45-minute guided tour include the鈥�

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    Ulster Museum

    Belfast

    You could spend hours browsing this state-of-the-art museum, but if you're pressed for time don't miss the Armada Room, with artefacts retrieved from the鈥�

  • Interior of the Crown Liquor Saloon bar area which features ornate glass, tile and wooden decoration and furnishings, Belfast.

    Crown Liquor Saloon

    Belfast

    There are not many historical monuments that you can enjoy while savouring a pint of Guinness, but the National Trust's Crown Liquor Saloon is one of them鈥�

  • Setting sun over the The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Giant鈥檚 Causeway

    County Antrim

    This spectacular rock formation 鈥� Northern Ireland's only Unesco World Heritage site 鈥� is one of Ireland's most impressive and atmospheric landscape鈥�

  • Downtown Belfast from Cave Hill, Northern Ireland

    Cave Hill Country Park

    Belfast

    The view from the summit of Cave Hill (368m) takes in the whole sprawl of the city, the docks, Belfast Lough and the Mourne Mountains 鈥� on a clear day you鈥�

  • 500px Photo ID: 122593437 - Palm House in the Belfast Botanic Gardens

    Botanic Gardens

    Belfast

    The showpiece of Belfast's green oasis is Charles Lanyon's beautiful Palm House, built in 1839 and completed in 1852, with its birdcage dome, a鈥�

  • BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 23: The Crumlin Road Gaol 23 April, 2017 at Belfast. The Crum was one of the most secure prison in Belfast until 1996, when it was closed.

    Crumlin Road Gaol

    Belfast

    Guided tours of Belfast's notorious Crumlin Road Gaol take you from the tunnel beneath Crumlin Rd, built in 1850 to convey prisoners from the courthouse鈥�

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