The ever-popular Glasgow Botanic Gardens are a green oasis of plant life from across the globe located right in the heart of the city on Great Western Road.
There are several attractions in the gardens including a Victorian glasshouse, a large tropical greenhouse, a café, lawns, and a maze of paths through trees and flowerbeds.
Discover Glasgow Botanic Gardens with this complete visitor guide.
The beautiful 12th-century Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest building in Glasgow and it is the most complete medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland.
The cathedral is open to the public and is centrally located between the Glasgow Necropolis and St. Mungo’s Museum.
The Falkirk Wheel is situated 23 miles from Edinburgh and Glasgow. As the world’s only rotating boat lift it has become a popular tourist attraction since opening in 2002.
The wheel lifts boats 115 feet into the air between Scotland’s Forth & Clyde and Union canals and visitors can experience it in action on a 60-minute journey across both waterways.
Discover the Falkirk Wheel with this complete visitor guide.
Tiree enjoys the highest number of sunshine hours in the UK, and the beaches are some of the cleanest and most secluded in Britain.
The island’s coastline is 36 miles in total so there are lots of places to enjoy watersports, and there are also superb festivals to attend on some of the beaches including the annual Tiree Music Festival and the Tiree Wave Classic windsurfing event.
Discover everything you need to know about visiting Tiree’s beaches in this complete guide.
This walk from the East Lothian village of Athelstaneford – the birthplace of Scotland’s Saltire flag – passes ancient hill forts and beautiful countryside in an often-missed part of the country that’s close to Edinburgh.
Discover this scenic village and the area that lead to the founding of the flag in this guide which includes an overview and an interactive 360° virtual tour.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay torchlight procession is a fiery spectacle in Edinburgh where over 20,000 torch-bearers carry burning candles through the city centre to celebrate the coming new year.
The procession ends in Holyrood Park where music is staged alongside a fireworks display. Discover this popular Edinburgh event with this complete visitor guide.
Edinburgh hosts 12 major cultural events each year including The Fringe (the world’s biggest arts festival) and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay (one of the biggest street parties in the world). Edinburgh is also a UNESCO City of Literature and the city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Discover the best family attractions in Edinburgh with this complete visitor guide which includes useful visiting advice, travel information, and much more.
Dunrobin Castle, located in Sutherland in the Northern Highlands, is the most northerly ancestral castle in Scotland and dates back to the early 1300s.
The castle is styled after the great châteaus in France and it is widely recognized as the most beautiful historic building in Scotland.
