Edinburgh Airport 43 min
The Falkirk Wheel (32 min)
Innovative and unique rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Cambuskenneth Abbey (12 min)
Ruins of an abbey, founded around 1140, with a restored 13th-century bell tower, open seasonally. The National Wallace Monument (9 min)
Elaborate Victorian stone tower commemorating William Wallace, displaying his 2-handed sword. The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum (12 min)
Victorian museum housing European art and artefacts, plus British pewter and local history exhibits. Dunblane Cathedral (10 min)
13th-century cathedral with notable stained glass windows and carved wooden pulpit with figures. Stirling Old Town Jail (14 min)
Storytelling tours of a stone Victorian prison with a tower overlooking the town & countryside. Doune Castle (14 min)
Medieval Castle with high gatehouse, former Monty Python set, with Terry Jones-narrated audio tours. Castle Campbell (33 min)
Well-preserved, late Medieval tower-house castle with terraced gardens and views of Dollar Glen. The Kelpies (30 min)
30-m.-high steel sculptures of horse heads in a modern park with water features & grassy expanses. Holy Rude (15 min)
Parish church dating from 15th century, still active today, where infant King James VI was crowned. Dumyat (12 min)
Iconic, craggy outlier at the western end of Ochil Hills, with a war memorial, cairn & summit views. Stirling Castle (14 min)
12th-century castle and former Renaissance royals palace, with great hall and regimental museum. Deanston Distillery (14 min)
Late 18th–century whisky distillery offering guided tours, tastings, private dining & a shop. Argyll's Lodging (13 min)
17th-century nobleman's home at Stirling Castle featuring trompe l'oeil walls & antique furniture. Blair Drummond Safari Park (16 min)
Wildlife park with boating lake, birds of prey shows and adventure playground (open March-October). | 
