Hill of Howth – Walk                    Start/End – Howth DART Railway Station; 3-4 hours, 7 miles
Limerick Highlights – Walk           Start – Tourist Info Center, Arthur’s Quay Park, End – King John’s Castle; 3-6 hours, 2 miles
Croagh Patrick Ascent – Walk      Start/End – Murrisk, offin Ship Natl. Famine Memorial VC; 4-5 hours, 4 miles
Yeats Country - Drive                  Start/End – Sligo; half-day, 100 miles
Walls of Derry – Walk                  Start/End – Tower Museum, Union Hall Place; 2 hours, 1 mile
Strangford Lough - Drive             Start/End – Newtownards; one day, 100 miles, including 10-minute ferry ride between Portaferry and Strangford

Best Postcard Towns - Dalkey (Dublin); Carlingford (Louth); Inistioge (Kilkenny); Kinsale (Cork); Dingle/An Daingean (Kerry); Kenmare (Kerry); Athlone (Westmeath); Ardara (Donegal)

Best Natural Wonders - MacGillycuddy's Reeks (Kerry); Slieve Bloom Way (Laois); The Burren (Clare); Cliffs of Moher (Clare); Twelve Bens (Galway); Croagh Patrick (Mayo); Slieve League (Donegal); Giant's Causeway (Antrim)

Best Castles - Trim Castle (Meath); Cahir Castle (Tipperary); Kilkenny Castle (KIilkenny); Blarney Castle (Cork); Bunratty Castle/Folk Park (Clare); Doe Castle (Donegal); Carrickfergus Castle (Antrim); Dunluce Castle (Antrim)

Best of Ancient Ireland - Hill of Tara (Meath); Newgrange (Meath); Loughcrew (Meath); Lough Gur (Limerick); Dun Aengus (Galway); Carrowmore/Carrowkeel (Sligo); Navan Fort (Antrim)

Best Christian Ruins - Glendalough (Wicklow); Rock of Cashel (Tipperary); Jerpoint Abbey (Kilkenny); Skellig Michael (Kerry); Clonmacnoise (Offaly); Inishmurray (Sligo)

Best Gardens - Powerscourt Gardens (Wicklow); Japanese Gardens (Kildare); Ilnaculllin (Cork); Glenveagh N.P. (Donegal); Mount Stewart House Gardens (Down)

Best Family Activities - Dublin Zoo - Phoenix Park (Dublin); Irish Natl. Heritage Park (Wexford); Fota Island Wildlife Park (Cork); Muckross House & Gardens - Killarney (Kerry); Fungie the Dolphin Tours - Dingle (Kerry); Buratty Castle & Folk Park (Clare); Marble Arch Caves - Marlbank (Fermanagh)