Aberdeen: Scotland, Places To Visit In The Silver City
Aberdeen is Scotland’s third largest city, in relation to the city’s population size. Aberdeen’s buildings, since the mid eighteenth century, have been made using local grey granite and the city benefits from its sandy coastline. This has led to the city being nicknamed the Granite City and also the Silver City. However in recent years the city has added the nicknames of the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe due to the discovery of oil in the North Sea. The city of Aberdeen has benefitted greatly from its involvement in the oil industry and the support industries. Nowadays the city is thoroughly modern and immensely vibrant with a lively nighlife.
Aberdeen hotels are often booked by businessmen but also by various other types of people wishing to take advantage of the many visitor attractions the city has to offer. Below you will read details about 3; Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen Maritime Museum and Duthie Park Winter Gardens:
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Aberdeen’s Maritime Museum is situated close by the harbor, at the legendary Shiprow. There are stunning sights of the harbour from the museum. The Maritime Museum resides in quite a few buildings, including a former church and one of the oldest residences in Aberdeen. The museum has exhibits that include everything relating to the oceanic environment, from the oil industry to the fishing boats. Basically, the museum tells the story of Aberdeen’s epic relationship with the sea. Some of the collections contain photographs, models, ship plans and paintings donated by the foremost of Aberdeen’s shipbuilders.
Duthie Park Winter Gardens
In 1881, Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston, gifted 44 acres of land, to the council. The land for the park was purchased, as a lasting memorial to her uncle and brother. In 1899, the gardens were ready, and were opened to the public. However, in 1969 misfortune occurred and the greenhouses had to be knocked down and rebuilt. This was due to severe storm damgage. Today, the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park are one of Scotland’s favourite garden attractions, and also the largest indoor gardens in the whole of Europe. Each greenhouse has an important collection such as, the Tropical House, Japanese Garden, Fern House, Victorian House, Temperate House 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 more than 50 exhibits and live science shows, and opened its’ doors to the public in 1988. Although the center is aimed at primary age children, the attraction of the exhibits is universal. The center is situated in the old tram sheds, near to the sea front, on Constitution Street. The aim is to inspire children to become scientist’s, as interest in science courses in universities, is in decline. One of the best loved exhibits at the center is the famous giant soap bubble, where each child can be enclosed within a magic bubble.
There are a great many more tourist attractions in the Aberdeen area which are well worth a visit and the three above were chosen randomly. If you are planning to take a vacation in Aberdeen, Scotland then you will discover numerous quality hotels in Aberdeen, or various other forms of accommodation, available to book online.