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Revealed: Most-reviewed Irish destinations on Google Maps

The Cliffs of Moher tops the list followed by the Books of Kells Experience, the Rock of Cashel and Hook Lighthouse
The Cliffs of Moher tops the list followed by the Books of Kells Experience, the Rock of Cashel and Hook Lighthouse

To mark 20 years in operation, Google Maps has revealed the most-reviewed Irish destinations on its platform.

When it comes to visitor attractions, the Cliffs of Moher tops the list followed by the Books of Kells Experience, the Rock of Cashel and Hook Lighthouse.

The most-reviewed Irish park is Dublin's Phoenix Park, followed by St Stephen's Green, Galway's Eyre Square and Cork's Fota Wildlife Park.

The National Museum of Ireland on Dublin's Kildare Street is the most-reviewed Irish museum on Google Maps.

This is followed by Muckross House, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and the Irish Whiskey Museum.

Twenty years after its launch, Google Maps has more than 2 billion users per month.

The platform provided 1 trillion kilometres of directions in 2024.

There are 250 million businesses and places on the map and 500 million users contribute information like reviews, photos, ratings and driving disruptions to the map per year.

According to Google, there are 100 million updates made to the map each day.

The most-reviewed Irish destinations on Google Maps:

Visitor attractions

  1. Cliffs of Moher
  2. The Books of Kells Experience
  3. Rock of Cashel
  4. Hook Lighthouse
  5. Torc Waterfall
  6. Powerscourt Waterfall
  7. Dublinia
  8. Spanish Arch
  9. Glencar Waterfall
  10. Blarney Stone

Parks

  1. Phoenix Park
  2. St Stephen’s Green
  3. Eyre Square
  4. Fota Wildlife Park
  5. Kilkenny Castle Park
  6. Killarney National Park
  7. Marley Park
  8. Wicklow Mountains National Park
  9. Merrion Square Park
  10. Connemara National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Chonamara

Museums

  1. National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
  2. Muckross House
  3. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
  4. Irish Whiskey Museum
  5. National Museum of Ireland, Merrion Street
  6. National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
  7. The Little Museum of Dublin
  8. Titanic Experience Cobh
  9. Irish Museum of Modern Art
  10. Chester Beatty