Where To Go In Aberdeen, Scotland

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

Aberdeen hotels are often booked by business visitors but also by various other types of folk keen to take advantage of the many visitor attractions Aberdeen has to offer. Below you will read details about 3; Satrosphere Science Centre, Duthie Park Winter Gardens and Aberdeen Maritime Museum:

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Aberdeen’s Maritime Museum is situated near to the harbor, at the legendary Shiprow. There are breathtaking sights of the harbour from the museum. The Maritime Museum can be found in quite a few buildings, which include a former church and one of the oldest homes in Aberdeen. The museum has exhibits which cover everything relating to the marine environment, from the oil industry to the fishing boats. Basically, the museum tells the story of Aberdeen’s lengthy relationship with the ocean. Some of the collections contain paintings, photographs, models and ship plans from the greatest shipbuilders of Aberdeen.

Duthie Park Winter Gardens

Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston,in 1881, 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 misfortune occurred and the greenhouses had to be knocked down and rebuilt. This was due to horrendous storm damgage. Today, one of Scotland’s favourite garden attractions are the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, and also the largest indoor gardens in the whole of Europe. Each greenhouse has an important collection such as, the Japanese Garden, Tropical House, Fern House, Victorian House, Temperate House and Corridor of Perfumes.

Satrosphere Science Centre

One of the first science and discovery centers in Scotland was the, Satrosphere Science Center, in Aberdeen. This interactive, hands-on science center, has over 50 exhibits and live science demonstrations, and opened to the public in 1988. Even though the center is aimed at school age children, the appeal of the exhibits is universal. The center is situated in the old tram sheds, close to the beach, on Constitution Street. The aim is to inspire children to become scientist’s, as interest in 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 enclosed within a magic bubble.

There are a great many other tourist attractions in the Aberdeen area which are worthwile visiting and the 3 above were chosen randomly. 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.

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