Best things to do in Dundee

Dundee Essentials

Dundee explores its maritime and industrial legacy through the Antarctic research ship RRS Discovery and the Verdant Works jute museum. The city’s evolution into a design hub is anchored by the V&A Dundee and the Dundee Contemporary Arts center. Historic landmarks like the 16th-century Dudhope Castle and St Paul’s Cathedral contrast with the Victorian engineering of the Tay Bridge. For a full perspective, the summit of Dundee Law provides panoramic views across the city and the Firth of Tay.

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RRS Discovery

RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research.

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V&A Dundee

V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018.

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HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that…

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Dundee Law

Take in all of Dundee from the top of this hill. The views are especially stunning at sunset.

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Verdant Works

Verdant Works, also known as Scotland's Jute Museum, is a former jute mill in the Blackness area of Dundee, Scotland.

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Tay Bridge

The Tay Bridge carries the railway across the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife.

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The McManus Collection's Unit

Housed in a former jute warehouse, this facility stores and conserves the city's extensive museum collections, including natural history and industrial artifacts not currently on display at the main McManus gallery.

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Caird Hall

Caird Hall is a concert auditorium located in Dundee, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.

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St Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Dundee, Scotland.

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Dundee Contemporary Arts

Dundee Contemporary Arts is an art centre in Dundee, Scotland, with two contemporary art galleries, a two-screen cinema, a print studio, a…

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Dudhope Castle

Originally built in the 13th century and extensively remodeled in the 16th century, this former seat of the Scrymgeour family has served as a fortress, a private residence, and military barracks.

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Lemmings statues

Small bronze sculptures in Seabraes Park commemorating the iconic 1991 video game Lemmings, which was developed in Dundee by the local studio DMA Design.

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