01 Biggar Puppet Theatre
(near New Lanark)
www.purvespuppets.com
Large scale puppets operated under UV light - the scenery and puppets glow in the dark, the puppeteers disappear.
02 Blair Drummond Safari
& Adventure Park
www.blairdrummond.com
03 Butterfly and Insect World
near Dalkeith
www.edinburgh-butterfly-world.co.uk
04 Camera Obscura
Edinburgh
www.camera-obscura.co.uk
Beside the castle - the best way to look down on Princes Street.
05 Deep Sea World
Queensferry
www.deepseaworld.co.uk
Just over the mighty Forth Bridge - it’s “Aquamazing!”
06 Edinburgh Castle
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Overlooking the city from its lofty vantage point on top of a volcanic rock.
07 Edinburgh Crystal Visitor’s Centre
Penicuik
www.edinburgh-crystal.co.uk
08 Edinburgh Dungeon
Market St, near Waverley Bridge
www.thedungeons.com
Sinister stories of Edinburgh’s history including Burke & Hare - body snatchers.
09 Edinburgh Zoo
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
www.edinburghzoo.org.uk
Over 1,000 wonderful animals including the world’s biggest penguin pool.
10 Glasgow Science Centre
www.gsc.org.uk
Opened in spring 2001 - a £75 million millennium project - Imax® Cinema; Science Mall (4 floors of hands on exhibits on science & technology; Glasgow Tower (104 meters high rotating viewing cabin); space theatre. |
11 Guided tour of Edinburgh
12 Mercat Ghost Tour Edinburgh
13 Museum of Childhood
Royal Mile, Edinburgh
A treasure house of objects associated with all aspects of childhood in the past.
14 National Museum of Scotland
www.nms.ac.uk
Connect is a new interactive science and technology gallery, with free resources, live demonstrations and hands-on sessions for schools.
15 New Lanark World Heritage Village
www.newlanark.org
200 year old conservation village featuring audio visual ride, working 19th century textile machinery beside the river Clyde.
16 Our Dynamic Earth
www.dynamicearth.co.uk
A fantastic journey of discovery from the beginning of time to the unknown future of our planet.
17 Palace of Holyrood House
www.royal.gov.uk
Queen’s official residence in Scotland - Mary Queen of Scots Chambers.
18 Royal Yacht Britannia, Leith
www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk
Visitors centre and self led video tour of the four decks of the yacht.
19 Scottish Mining Museum
Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange
www.scottishminingmuseum.com
A superb Victorian colliery - visitors centre, interactive exhibits, recreated coalface and a restaurant.
20 Time Capsule
Coatbridge
Swim and skate - themed pool with flumes and lazy river and skating rink all under one roof.
21 Vikingar
Largs
www.vikingar.co.uk
Travel back in time, using the latest multi-media equipment and experience a Viking adventure.
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