Category guide
Attractions in Scotland
The bigger days out — visitor centres, adventure parks and paid attractions built for a full day.
This is the broadest category on the map: purpose-built visitor attractions that don't fit neatly under castle, museum or farm, from adventure parks to distillery visitor centres with a family trail bolted on.
Most charge admission and are worth checking for family tickets or online discounts before you go, since the on-the-day price at these places is rarely the cheapest option.
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Edinburgh And Lothians
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
Interactive attraction with illusions, puzzles and rooftop views.
Highlands
Loch Ness Centre
Interactive attraction exploring the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster.
Highlands
Landmark Forest Adventure Park
Large outdoor adventure park with tree-top trails and fun attractions.
Aberdeen And Aberdeenshire
Codona's Amusement Park
Seafront amusement park with rides, arcade and bowling.
Loch Lomond And Trossachs
Loch Lomond Shores
Family-friendly visitor attraction with shops, aquarium, play areas and loch views.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
SEA LIFE Loch Lomond
Aquarium attraction featuring sharks, rays and interactive displays located at Loch Lomond Shores.
Ayrshire And Arran
Heads of Ayr Farm Park
Large family farm attraction with animals, indoor play barns, outdoor adventure playgrounds and rides.
Loch Lomond And Trossachs
Blair Drummond Safari Park
Safari park near Stirling with drive-through animal reserve, dinosaur park and adventure play areas.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre
Wildlife attraction featuring owls, hawks and falconry demonstrations.
Fife
Deep Sea World
Aquarium in North Queensferry featuring Scotland's longest underwater viewing tunnel.
Fife
St Andrews Aquarium
Small family aquarium overlooking the sea with seals, penguins and tropical fish.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
The Falkirk Wheel
Unique rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Lamont City Farm
Community farm in Erskine with animals, play areas and family-friendly events.
Highlands
Landmark Adventure Park Aviemore
Major Cairngorms family attraction with treetop trails, water slides, dinosaurs and adventure play areas.
Ayrshire And Arran
Kelburn Castle Adventure Park
Colourfully painted castle estate with adventure playgrounds, forest trails and events.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
M&Ds Scotland's Theme Park
Large theme park with rides, bowling, arcade and indoor rainforest attraction.
Ayrshire And Arran
Brodick Castle and Country Park
Historic castle with gardens, woodland walks, adventure playground and scenic views over Brodick Bay.
Ayrshire And Arran
Giant's Graves
Ancient Neolithic burial cairns reached via a scenic walk above Whiting Bay.
Ayrshire And Arran
Isle of Arran Distillery
Famous whisky distillery in Lochranza offering tours and tastings.
Ayrshire And Arran
Machrie Moor Stone Circles
Ancient standing stones and stone circles set in dramatic moorland landscape.
Ayrshire And Arran
Arran Aromatics Visitor Centre
Visitor centre with gardens, shop and café showcasing the famous Arran fragrances.
Ayrshire And Arran
Arran Brewery Visitor Centre
Local craft brewery with tours and tastings.
Ayrshire And Arran
Crocodile Rock
Painted rock landmark resembling a crocodile on Millport seafront, popular photo stop.
Ayrshire And Arran
Cathedral of the Isles
Small Gothic cathedral and gardens located beside theological college buildings in Millport.
Ayrshire And Arran
Lion Rock
Natural rock formation resembling a lion located along the coastal road.
Ayrshire And Arran
Millport Harbour
Small harbour area with fishing boats, seals and views across the Clyde.
Highlands
Cairngorm Mountain
Funicular railway and mountain visitor centre with views across the Cairngorms.
Highlands
John o' Groats
Iconic point at the north-east tip of the Scottish mainland, with harbour and craft shops.
Skye
Portree Harbour
Colourful harbourfront in Skye's main town, good for an easy family wander.
Skye
Talisker Distillery
Skye's oldest working distillery, on the shore of Loch Harport at Carbost.
Moray And Speyside
Speyside Cooperage
Working cooperage near Craigellachie where visitors can watch whisky barrels being made.
Moray And Speyside
Baxters Highland Village
Visitor attraction at the original Baxters family shop near Fochabers, with tastings and shops.
Aberdeen And Aberdeenshire
Storybook Glen
Children's theme park near Maryculter with nursery-rhyme and fairytale characters set in landscaped gardens.
Angus And Dundee
Kerr's Miniature Railway
Scotland's oldest miniature railway, running along the seafront at Arbroath.
Argyll And The Isles
Inveraray Jail
Restored courtroom and prison with costumed characters bringing 19th-century justice to life.
Argyll And The Isles
Oban Distillery
One of Scotland's oldest distilleries, tucked below the cliffs in the centre of Oban.
Argyll And The Isles
Loch Fyne Shores, Cairndow
Lochside spot with a famous oyster bar and easy shore walks.
Argyll And The Isles
Tobermory Harbour
Mull's colourful main town, with its famous row of painted harbourfront buildings.
Argyll And The Isles
Mull Aquarium
Small catch-and-release aquarium on Tobermory harbour showcasing local sea life.
Perthshire
Pitlochry Dam and Fish Ladder
Hydro dam with a viewing chamber to watch salmon leaping upstream.
Cairngorms
Strathspey Steam Railway
Heritage steam train running between Aviemore and Broomhill through Speyside scenery.
Dumfries And Galloway
Isle of Whithorn
Small harbour village linked to Scotland's earliest Christian heritage.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Biggar Puppet Theatre
Victorian-style puppet theatre showing marionette performances year-round.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Discover Amazonia
Scotland's only indoor tropical rainforest, part of M&D's Scotland's Theme Park at Strathclyde Park.
Ayrshire And Arran
Electric Brae
Famous stretch of road near Dunure where the slope of the land plays tricks on the eye.
Ayrshire And Arran
Vikingar!
Largs attraction combining Viking history exhibits with a leisure pool.
Ayrshire And Arran
Torrylinn Creamery, Arran Cheese Shop
Working creamery near Kilmory where Arran's cheese is made, with a visitor shop.
Ayrshire And Arran
Catacol and the Twelve Apostles
Row of distinctive white fishermen's cottages in the small village of Catacol.
Dumfries And Galloway
Crawick Multiverse
55-acre artland near Sanquhar transforming a former opencast mine into a cosmos-inspired landscape.
Dumfries And Galloway
Wigtown Book Town
Scotland's National Book Town, with dozens of second-hand bookshops around its historic square.
Dumfries And Galloway
Gretna Green Old Blacksmith's Shop
Famous former blacksmith's forge where generations of runaway couples were married over the anvil.
Dumfries And Galloway
Castle Douglas
Market town known as Scotland's Food Town, with an independent high street of bakers and butchers.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Duncarron Medieval Village
Reconstructed medieval village in the Carron Valley, with costumed interpreters and hands-on activities.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Waverley Paddle Steamer
The world's last seagoing paddle steamer, running scenic cruises on the Clyde and beyond from Glasgow.
Glasgow And Clyde Valley
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre
Unique kinetic sculpture theatre in Glasgow's Trongate, with moving mechanical figures set to music and light.
Edinburgh And Lothians
Jupiter Artland
Sculpture park and gallery set in woodland near Edinburgh, with large-scale outdoor artworks to explore.
Edinburgh And Lothians
Butterfly and Insect World
Indoor tropical butterfly house and insect exhibits at a garden centre near Edinburgh.
Dumfries And Galloway
Kirkcudbright Harbour
Picturesque harbour town in Dumfries and Galloway, known as the 'Artists' Town', with a free harbourside walk.
Dumfries And Galloway
Dino Park
Indoor dinosaur-themed mini golf and play attraction in Dumfries.