Tripadvisor has named Kilmainham Gaol as the world’s best museum.
The Dublin landmark, which is located in the heart of Dublin 8, was also named the 13th best attraction in the world. The historic jail beat-out the likes of the Acropolis in Greece (14th), the Taj Mahal in India (23rd) and Petra in Jordan (24th).
Kilmainham Gaol holds great significance given it was the location of the executions of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders, as well as being one of the largest unoccupied prisons in Europe.
The American company awarded the jail with the 'Best Museum' title after tabulating all reviews left on the Tripadvisor site over a 12-month period. The attraction received 19,737 "excellent" reviews from a total of 24,408.
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Other Dublin attractions were also included in Tripadvisor's list, including the Little Museum of Dublin, the Tenement Museum, the Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum.
Clare’s Cliffs of Moher also featured strongly in the travel site’s recommendations, placing fourth in their "bucket list" experience category, after the Dubai Red Dunes, Peru’s Incan trail treks and Alaska’s Juneau whale-watching tour.
The top three tourist experiences in the world according to Tripadvisor users were the Grand Circle Island and Haleiwa Tour in Hawaii, the Thai cooking course in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and the Ubud tour in Bali.
Check out the Kilmainham Gaol page on Tripadvisor here.
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