Parasta 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.