National Wax Museum

Advantages: Keep the kids (and yourself) amused.
Disadvantages: Not as big as Madame Tussauds

...in the form of the National Wax Museum. It’s at Granby Row, just off the top end of Parnell Square (West), which is itself within spitting distance of the main thoroughfare of O’Connell Street. ~ ~ Before this Museum opened in 1983, on the site of an old cinema, there hadn’t been a waxworks in Dublin since 1916, when the last one was razed to the ground in a highly spectacular fire. It was a brave move to open a waxworks during ...
...find yourself here in Dublin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ National Wax Museum Granby Row, Parnell Square Dublin 1. Tel: 01-872-6340. From the UK (353-1-872-6340) Opening Hours: Open Daily: 10.AM to 5.30PM. Sunday: 12 Noon to 5.30 PM. Admission: Adults €4.40 Students: €3.15 Children: €2.50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, some good wax works
Disadvantages: some unrealistic models

I actually visited this attraction by chance while looking for something to do. It was well worth the visit though. Basically there are hundreds of waxworks models - some are excellent but others are adequate, a couple were awful and didnt look like the person they were portraying. Most are famous Irish persons although there are several foreign stars. One of the best rooms is a model of political figures including Irish PM Bertie Ahern, Bill Clinton ...
...wax section devoted to Bart Simpson, Batman and the like. There are many sporting models as well and Irish swimmer Michelle Smith gets a place. Okay this isn't madame tussads but there again it doesn't claim to be. It's a scaled down version but still has enough to keep you occupied for a couple of hours and obviously has an Irish bearing on the models chosen. A great addition to the museum are dark tunnels that you can crawl through. They are pitch ... Read review