Aberdeen: Scotland, Places To Visit In The Silver City with the Golden Sands

Aberdeen is Scotland’s third largest city, in relation to the size of the city’s population. Aberdeen’s buildings, since the mid eighteenth century, have been made using local grey granite and the city has a sandy coastline. This has led to the city being nicknamed the Granite City and also the Silver City with the Golden Sands. However more recently the city has added the nicknames of the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe due to the discovery of oil in the North Sea. Aberdeen has greatly benefitted from the oil industry and the support industries. Today the city is thoroughly modern and immensely vibrant with a lively nighlife.

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

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Aberdeen’s Maritime Museum is situated nearby the harbor, at the historic Shiprow. There are awe inspiring sights of the harbour from the museum. The Maritime Museum inhabits a small number of buildings, including a former church and one of the oldest homes in Aberdeen. The museum has exhibits which include everything to do with the oceanic environment, from fishing boats to the oil industry. In essence, the museum tells the  story of the city’s lengthy relationship with the sea. Some of the collections contain photographs, paintings, ship plans and models from the most major shipbuilders of Aberdeen.

Duthie Park Winter Gardens

In 1881, Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston, gifted 44 acres of land, to the council. The land for the park was purchased, as a lasting memorial to her brother and uncle. In 1899, when the gardens were completed, they opened up to the public. However, in 1969 disaster struck and the greenhouses had to be demolished and reconstructed. This was due to horrendous storm damgage. Today, the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park are one of Scotland’s favourite garden attractions, and also the largest indoor gardens in the whole of Europe. Each greenhouse has an important collection such as, the Tropical House, Temperate House, Japanese Garden, Fern House, Victorian 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 shows, and opened to the public in 1988. Although the center is aimed at primary age children, the attraction of the exhibits is universal. The center is found in the old tram sheds, nearby the sea front, on Constitution Street. The aim is to inspire youngsters to become scientist’s, as entry into science courses in universities, is in decline. One of the favorite exhibits at the center is the famous giant soap bubble, where each child can be encompassed in a magic bubble.

There are many other visitor attractions in and around Aberdeen which are well worth visiting and those described above were chosen randomly. If you are planning to spend some time in Aberdeen, Scotland then you will find numerous quality hotels in Aberdeen, or various other forms of accommodation, available to book online.