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  1. Enjoy two indoor 18-hole rainforest themed adventure golf courses, Sunken Skull Ridge and Explorer Falls, complete with interactive obstacles and special effects. Players make their way around the course amidst simulated thunder and lightning storms and challenge their skills against rainforest animals and moving walls.
    1. Common Market is a street food market and bar in the bustling Cathedral Quarter with the tastiest street food that Belfast has to offer. Bringing it together under one roof Common Market combines a buzzing atmosphere, a great place to eat, drink and socialise, all in the heart of the city. There's great options for everyone with all of the vendors catering for vegetarians and vegans, as well as a selection of gluten-free options. There are three fully-stocked bars with the best beer, wine, spirits and a fantastic range of cocktails! And they're also dog friendly!
      1. Tour group admire the stills within the Copeland Distillery
        Hear tales of secret smugglers, savage battles and remarkable voyages, all while soaking up the coastal spirits of whiskey, gin, and rum. You’ll find the distillery in the old picture house, situated a stone’s throw from the harbour, where you can take in the historic sites of the iconic lighthouse before your tour.
        1. See how it all began, from script to screen at Game of Thrones Studio Tour.
          Located at the authentic filming location of Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge the Game of Thrones Studio Tour invites you to experience the world of Game of Thrones like never before. Just 30 minutes from Belfast this is an unbelievable opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in an expansive collection of costumes, props, sets and weapons, and to discover the artistry that designed the Seven Kingdoms and brought the story of Game of Thrones® to life on screen.
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        2. Learn all about Titanic’s history, just a few minutes from where the ship herself was famously designed, built and launched in 1911. The self-guided tour tells the Titanic’s story from conception through to its first and final journey across the Atlantic, as well as the historical and cultural impact on Belfast and beyond.
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        3. Guests taste mystery liquids during the Sensorium experience
          Everyone has their favourite cocktail, but few people know why. Discover your preferences for one drink over another through a series of sensory experiments - and delicious drinks! - on the Sensorium Experience run by Taste and Tour Belfast.
        4. Image shows various inflatables in the main area of We Are Vertigo
          Bounce, ski, play and climb whatever the weather. We Are Vertigo is an Inflata-Park, Ski and Adventure Centre all rolled into one. Everyone from tots to teenagers and twenty-plus (plus, plus, plus, plus) adults will find lots to do in this inflatable fun world. From the Wipeout Assault course to the climbing wall and the skiing and snowboarding slopes.
          1. Image shows swimming pool with lots of brightly coloured slides
            Go with the flow at Lisburn’s Lagan Valley LeisurePlex, Northern Ireland's biggest indoor water sports centre. Flumes, a lazy river, aqualand, water slides and a diving pool – bring it on.
            1. Image is of a couple and small child on the ice rink
              Water, water everywhere… and this time, it’s frozen at Dundonald International Ice Bowl. There’s bowling and skating, though not simultaneously. Plus plenty of fun with Penguin and Snowman skating aids to help your mini-skaters take to the ice. And if you’ve got a Dora the Explorer or young Indy in your midst, there’s a world of adventure waiting for them at Indiana Land.
              1. A mesmerising exhibition at W5 with a young boy walking through an optical illusion
                W5, Belfast’s award-winning science and discovery centre, brings science to life in a uniquely entertaining way. Immerse yourself in W5’s new technological space ‘AMAZE’, scale the heights on ‘Climbit’ - the multi-storey climbing structure. Or meet W5’s humanoid robot ‘Robothespian'. Plus there’s a changing daily programme of live science demonstrations and shows.
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              2. Girl smiles at life size model of astronaut suit
                This is as close to ‘out of this world’ as you can get. Armagh Observatory and Planetarium is a leading centre for astronomical research and a star attraction for kids. Look out for the largest meteorite in Ireland – it weighs 152kg – and check out the digital theatre, a window to the wonders of the universe
                1. a boy and his dad looking at a sea creature in the tank
                  See eye to eye with all sorts of marine life at the amazing Exploris Aquarium. You’ll meet everyone from the locals - the fish of Strangford Lough - to the overseas visitors from the colourful coral reefs of tropical oceans and the dark depths of the Amazon Rainforest.
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                2. Seamus Heaney HomePlace - Exhibition
                  Lose yourself in the life and works of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, and you won’t even notice the rain. The Seamus Heaney HomePlace brings together personal stories, photographs, artefacts, videos, audio recordings and readings by the poet himself- all in his own home place of Bellaghy.
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                3. Sign outside the Ulster Museum
                  Dinosaurs, Egyptian mummies and modern masterpieces all have their place at Belfast’s Ulster Museum. So whether you’re an art lover, a history enthusiast, a science fanatic, or a child in search of interactive activities, there’s something here for you.
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                4. Visitors enjoying picnics in the grounds of the Folk Museum
                  It’s time to go back in time at the Ulster Folk Museum. Thatched cottages, an old-time picture house, a post office and a corner shop set the scene for life one hundred years ago.
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                5. Vintage double decker bus
                  There’s also an impressive collection of steam locomotives at the Ulster Transport Museum - horse-drawn carriages and goods wagons to explore, along with vintage motorbikes and cars.
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                6. exterior image of the Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre, view from main road
                  Pottering around out of the rain takes on a whole new meaning at Belleek Pottery, home to the world-famous Belleek Fine Parian China. Enjoy a guided tour, visit the on-site museum, audio-visual theatre and showroom. Or browse the gift shop for a unique souvenir or present.
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                7. Want to know what the weather was like in ancient times? They could probably tell you at An Creagán. This fascinating place, in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains, is packed with activities for all ages. Interpretive exhibitions will help you get into the spirit of Celtic culture and traditions through the archaeology and natural history of the area.
                  1. It’s fun being ‘inside’ on a rainy day and a guided tour of Crumlin Road Gaol is a fascinating way to spend your time. Learn about the daily routines of prisoners and prison officers, stand in the condemned man’s cell and see the tunnel linking Crumlin Road Gaol to the old courthouse.
                    1. Enniskillen Castle stands guard at one of the few passes into Ulster. So it’s always had an important strategic position in Northern Ireland’s history. Built 600 years ago, by the Gaelic Maguires, its chequered past is brought to life in two fascinating museums and an exciting programme of tours, living history and crafts activities.
                      1. The Guildhall
                        Sitting within reach of the 400-year old walls, The Guildhall’s most stunning feature is its collection of stained glass windows - representing everything from fishmongers to musicians. It also houses an exhibition on the Plantation of Ulster and is the backdrop to the city’s world famous Hallowe’en celebrations.

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