Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 7
Broughty Castle Museum (25 min) Castle dating from 1496 with Tay estuary views, housing local historical and geographical exhibits. Discovery Point and RRS Discovery (20 min) 1901 3-masted ship with Antarctic expedition artefact collections exhibited over 2 decks and galley. Glamis Castle (29 min) 14th-century castle and late Queen Mother's childhood home with guided tours of lavish interiors. Dundee Contemporary Arts (19 min) Arts centre hosting contemporary art shows, plus a 2-screen cinema, cafe/bar and print studio. Camperdown Wildlife Centre (13 min) Zoological park with animal and bird enclosures, conservation zone, picnic area and cafe. Verdant Works (18 min) Restored mill housing interactive displays telling story of local 19th–20th century jute production. Lindores Abbey Distillery (43 min) Elcho Castle (41 min) Visitors can tour this riverside property, built circa 1560 as a country home for nobility. V&A Dundee (21 min) Dundee Science Centre (20 min) Modern hub with zones featuring entertaining and educational multimedia experiences and live shows. Dundee Law (18 min) Landmark hill with steps to its summit, offering panoramic views over the city & the River Tay. The McManus Art Gallery & Museum (19 min) Gothic revival building housing 19th-20th century Scottish art and local history/culture exhibits. Mills Observatory (22 min) A domed observatory in a forested setting with free admission to use the telescopes and planetarium. Tay Rail Bridge (18 min) 2-mi.-long girder bridge, built in the late 1880s, carrying trains across the Firth of Tay. |