Rothe House is a restored Tudor style house built by merchant John Rothe in 1594. The building was restored in 1966, and now houses the Kilkenny Archaeological Society Museum. The museum has many fine displays including a collection of penal crosses, a costume gallery, eighteenth and nineteenth century weapons, nineteenth century craftsman's tools, a exhibit of prehistoric artifacts, including Mesolithic microliths, Neolithic axes, bronze age axes and molds, and a display of Charles Stewart Parnell memorabilia.

An audio visual show explains the history of the house and people associated with it.