🏛 MUSEUMS
Tower Museum Union Hall Place, BT48 6LU | ⭐ 4.6 | 📞 +44 28 7137 2411 🚶 10 min walk | 💷 Entry: £4 Open daily 9am–4pm Offers two permanent exhibitions — The Story of Derry, covering the city’s history from ancient origins, and La Trinidad Valencera, focusing on the Spanish Armada ship that sank off the coast. Wanderlog Also includes the popular Derry Girls Experience.
Museum of Free Derry 55 Glenfada Park, BT48 9DR | ⭐ 4.8 | 📞 +44 28 7136 0880 🚶 10 min walk | 💷 Entry fee applies — see website Mon–Fri 9:30am–5pm, Sat–Sun 10am–4pm A deeply moving and essential visit. Explores the civil rights movement, Bloody Sunday, and the story of the Bogside community. One of the highest-rated attractions in the city.
The Guildhall Guildhall Square, BT48 7BB | ⭐ 4.8 | 📞 +44 28 7137 6510 🚶 7 min walk | 💷 Free entry Mon–Fri 9am–7pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 9am–5pm Features the Plantation of Ulster exhibition, the main hall and organ, and iconic stained glass windows. Visit Derry
🎨 ART GALLERIES
Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) 10–12 Artillery Street, BT48 6RG | ⭐ 4.6 | 📞 +44 28 7137 3538 🚶 12 min walk | 💷 Free entry Tue–Thu noon–6pm, Sat noon–3pm (closed Mon, Fri, Sun) Cutting-edge contemporary art in a relaxed, welcoming space just inside the city walls.
The Bogside Murals — Rossville Street 🚶 12 min walk | 💷 Free The famous open-air gallery of political murals by The Bogside Artists. A must-see and entirely free to view any time.
