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Aberdeen, Scotland And Places To Visit

By RomanticHeart | October 30, 2008

Aberdeen is the third largest city in Scotland, in relation to the city’s population size. Since the mid 18th century Aberdeen’s buildings have been built using local grey granite and the city benefits from its sandy coastline. This has led to the city being nicknamed the Silver City and also the Granite City. However in recent years the city has added the nicknames of the Energy Capital of Europe or the Oil Capital of Europe due to the discovery of oil in the North Sea. The city has benefitted greatly from the oil industry and the support industries. Today Aberdeen is thoroughly modern and immensely vibrant with a lively nighlife.

Aberdeen hotels are often booked by business visitors but also by various other types of people eager to enjoy the many visitor attractions Aberdeen has to offer. Below you will discover details about three; Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Satrosphere Science Centre and Duthie Park Winter Gardens:

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

The Maritime Museum in Aberdeen is situated nearby the harbor, at the historic Shiprow. There are astounding panoramas across the harbour from the museum. The Maritime Museum resides in a small number of buildings, which include a former church and one of the oldest residences in Aberdeen. The museum has exhibits which include everything relating to the oceanic environment, from the oil industry to the fishing boats. In essence, the museum conveys the story of Aberdeen’s lengthy relationship with the ocean. Some of the collections contain models, ship plans, paintings and photographs from the most major of Aberdeen’s shipbuilders.

Duthie Park Winter Gardens

Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston,in 1881, gifted to the council, 44 acres of land. The land for the park was purchased, as a lasting memorial to her uncle and brother. In 1899, when the gardens were completed, they opened up to the public. However, in 1969 disaster struck and the greenhouses had to be knocked down and rebuilt. This was due to horrendous storm damgage. Today, one of Scotland’s favourite garden attractions are the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, and also the largest indoor gardens in the whole of Europe. Each greenhouse has an important collection such as, the Tropical House, Fern House, Victorian House, Temperate House, Japanese Garden 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 fifty exhibits and live science demonstrations, and opened to the public in 1988. Even though the center is aimed at school age children, the attraction of the exhibits is universal. The center is located in the old tram sheds, close to the beach, on Constitution Street. The purpose is to inspire teenagers 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 encircled within a magic bubble.

There are a great many more visitor attractions in and around Aberdeen which are well worth visiting and those above were chosen randomly. If you are planning to visit Aberdeen, Scotland then you will discover numerous quality hotels in Aberdeen, or various other forms of accommodation, available to book online.