Shannon Airport 45 min
Athenry Heritage Centre (18 min) Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (25 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Menlo Castle (27 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Merlin Park Woods (19 min) Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (28 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Traught Beach (23 min) Galway Walks - Galway City Walking Tours (23 min) Corcomroe Abbey (29 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Spanish Arch (24 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. Galway City Museum (23 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Dunguaire Castle (13 min)
Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Kilmacduagh Abbey (20 min)
Monastery and abbey Burren Nature Sanctuary & Cafe (16 min) The Latin Quarter (25 min) Eyre Square (25 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. | 
