The best things to do in Cork
The top 3 according to 101 votes from people: The English Market · Crawford Art Gallery · Cork City Gaol. (Updated Feb 20, 2026.)
The English Market, Shandon bells and the old gaol: Cork city's best sights according to Discover Ireland and local guides.
Top 12
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1
The English Market
Covered food market trading since 1788.
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2
Crawford Art Gallery
Free gallery next to the Opera House.
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3
Cork City Gaol
Nineteenth-century prison with wax-figure cells.
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4
St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Gothic Revival with the 1690 cannonball.
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5
University College Cork
The Quad and the Ogham stones.
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6
Elizabeth Fort
Star-shaped fort with walls you can walk.
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7
Blackrock Castle Observatory
Castle and observatory on the River Lee.
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8
Shandon Bells & Tower
Ring the bells of St Anne's Church yourself.
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9
Fitzgerald Park and Cork Public Museum
Riverside park with the city museum.
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10
Butter Museum
The story of Cork's butter exchange.
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11
Cobh
Titanic's last port of call, a short train ride away.
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12
Spike Island
Fortress island in Cork Harbour, by ferry from Cobh.
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