Where To Go In Aberdeen, Scotland

Aberdeen is Scotland’s third largest city, in relation to the city’s population size. Since the mid 18th century Aberdeen’s buildings have been built using local grey granite and the city has a sandy coastline. This has led to the city being nicknamed the Silver City with the Golden Sands and also the Granite City. However in recent years the city has also gained the nicknames of the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe due to the discovery of oil in the North Sea. Aberdeen has greatly benefitted from the revenue generated by the oil industry and the support industries. Nowadays Aberdeen is thoroughly modern and incredibly vibrant with a wild nighlife.

Aberdeen hotels are often booked by visiting businessmen and businesswomen but also by many other types of visitors keen to enjoy the many visitor attractions the city has to offer. Below you will discover details of three; Duthie Park Winter Gardens, Satrosphere Science Centre and Aberdeen Maritime Museum:

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Aberdeen’s Maritime Museum is situated close by the harbor, at the historic Shiprow. There are glorious panoramas across the harbour from the museum. The Maritime Museum occupies quite a few buildings, including a former church and one of the oldest homes in Aberdeen. The museum has exhibits that include everything to do with the seagoing environment, from fishing boats to the oil industry. Basically, the museum tells the  story of Aberdeen’s epic relationship with the ocean. Some of the collections contain ship plans, photographs, models and paintings donated by the foremost of Aberdeen’s shipbuilders.

Duthie Park Winter Gardens

In 1881, Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston, gifted to the council, 44 acres of land. The land for the park was purchased, as a lasting memorial to her brother and uncle. In 1899, the gardens were ready, and were opened to the public. However, in 1969 disaster struck and the greenhouses had to be demolished and reconstructed. This was due to severe storm damgage. Today, the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park are one of Scotland’s favourite garden attractions, and also the largest indoor gardens in the whole of Europe. Each greenhouse has an important collection such as, the Temperate House, Japanese Garden, Fern House, Victorian House, Tropical House and Corridor of Perfumes.

Satrosphere Science Centre

In Aberdeen, the Satrosphere Science Center was one of the first science and discovery centers in Scotland. This interactive, hands-on science center, has over fifty exhibits and live science shows, and opened to the public in 1988. Although the center is aimed at school age children, the attraction of the exhibits is universal. The center is located in the old tram sheds, nearby the sea front, on Constitution Street. The aim is to inspire youngsters to become scientist’s, as entry into science courses in universities, is in decline. One of the best loved exhibits at the center is the famous giant soap bubble, where each child can be encircled within a magic bubble.

There are a great many more tourist attractions in the Aberdeen area which are well worth a visit and those above were randomly chosen. If you are planning to visit Aberdeen, Scotland then you will discover numerous quality hotels in Aberdeen, or many other types of accommodation, available to book online.