The Atlas Obscura Guide To Coleraine

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Updated August 13, 2016

Unusual Attractions in Coleraine

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Dunluce Castle

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

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Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

8 miles from Coleraine

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

9 miles from Coleraine

Garvagh, Northern Ireland

The Garvagh Pyramid

A 21-foot-tall pyramid in a Northern Irish woodland marks the grave of... nobody.

10 miles from Coleraine

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Dark Hedges

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

11 miles from Coleraine

Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

Bendhu

Being surrounded by typical buildings just makes this uniquely modernist house stand out even more.

14 miles from Coleraine

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Coleraine

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Unusual Attractions in Coleraine

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Dunluce Castle

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple

Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

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Giant's Causeway

Garvagh, Northern Ireland

The Garvagh Pyramid

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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