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Historic building
Marischal College
Granite Gothic Revival college building founded in 1593, now the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council.
A mini guide to
Aberdeen city: things to do
Places worth your time in Aberdeen city
Top places
Things to do in Aberdeen city
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Gallery
Aberdeen Art Gallery
The city art gallery on Schoolhill, run by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums.
Museum
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Maritime museum on the historic Shiprow, near the city harbour.
Museum
Provost Skene's House
Townhouse built in 1545, now a museum.
Museum
Tolbooth Museum
Seventeenth-century former jail on Castle Street, now a museum.
Monument
Mercat Cross
Market cross built in 1686 by the Aberdeen architect John Montgomery, in the Castlegate.
Church
The Kirk of St. Nicholas
Historic church in the city centre, just off Union Street.
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Cathedral
St. Andrews Cathedral
Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church on King Street.
Cathedral
Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption
Roman Catholic cathedral on Huntly Street, known as St Mary's Cathedral.
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Theatre
His Majesty's Theatre
The largest theatre in north-east Scotland, with more than 1,400 seats, on Rosemount Viaduct.
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Park
Union Terrace Gardens
Public park and gardens on Union Terrace, between Union Street and Rosemount Viaduct.
Museum
Aberdeen Science Centre
Hands-on science centre on Constitution Street.
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Museum
The Gordon Highlanders Museum
Museum of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which began as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794.
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Historic village
Footdee
Former fishing village at the harbour mouth, with cottages laid out in squares by John Smith in 1808-9; locally called Fittie.
Beach
Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links
City beach and esplanade north of the harbour, with the Queens Links behind it.
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Ruins
Torry Battery
Artillery battery on the south side of the harbour entrance, overlooking the harbour since 1860.
Lighthouse
Girdleness Lighthouse
Lighthouse on the Girdle Ness headland, south of the harbour entrance.
Park
Duthie Park
Public park in Ferryhill beside the River Dee.
Garden
David Welch Winter Gardens
Indoor gardens and glasshouses inside Duthie Park.
Garden
Johnston Gardens
Small public garden in Aberdeen.
University
King's College
College of the University of Aberdeen in Old Aberdeen; the university was founded here in 1495.
Chapel
King's College Chapel
The chapel of King's College in Old Aberdeen.
Cathedral
St Machar's Cathedral
St Machar's Cathedral, a Church of Scotland congregation in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen.
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Garden
Cruickshank Botanic Garden
Botanic garden of the University of Aberdeen in Old Aberdeen.
Museum
Zoology Museum
University of Aberdeen museum of zoology.
Park
Seaton Park
Public park in Old Aberdeen, beside St Machar's Cathedral.
Bridge
Brig o' Balgownie
Old bridge over the River Don, north of Seaton Park.
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Photo credits
- Aberdeen city (area photo): Carl Farnell, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Marischal College: me, Public domain, source
- Aberdeen Art Gallery: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Aberdeen Maritime Museum: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Provost Skene's House: Ryan Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tolbooth Museum: Ragazzi99, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mercat Cross: AberdeenBill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Kirk of St. Nicholas: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St. Andrews Cathedral: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- His Majesty's Theatre: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Union Terrace Gardens: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aberdeen Science Centre: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Gordon Highlanders Museum: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Footdee: Ettore Timi, CC BY 2.5, source
- Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Torry Battery: Dianarebenciuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Girdleness Lighthouse: Alan Jamieson from Aberdeen, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Duthie Park: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- David Welch Winter Gardens: NemesisAT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Johnston Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Victoria Park: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- King's College: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- King's College Chapel: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Machar's Cathedral: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cruickshank Botanic Garden: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Zoology Museum: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Seaton Park: PumpkinHusky, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brig o' Balgownie: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Royal Deeside: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stonehaven and Dunnottar: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl, source
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