Sights & Attractions in Aberdeen and the Northeast

Things to Do in Aberdeen

Name	Category	Location

Aberdeen Art Gallery Housed in a 19th-century neoclassical building, the museum contains...	Museums / Galleries	Aberdeen

Aberdeen Maritime Museum This excellent museum, which incorporates the 1593 Provost Ross's...	Museums / Galleries	Aberdeen

Brig o'Balgownie Until 1827, the only northern route out of Aberdeen was over...	Bridges / Tunnels	Aberdeen

Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Built on land bequeathed by Miss Anne Crickshank in memory of...	Parks	Aberdeen

Duthie Park Winter Gardens A great place to feed the ducks, Duthie Park also has a boating...	Parks	Aberdeen


King's College Founded in 1494, King's College is now part of the University...	Educational Institutions	Aberdeen

King's Museum In a modest town house across from the archway leading to King's...	Museums / Galleries	Aberdeen

Marischal College Founded in 1593 by the Earl Marischal (the earls Marischal held...	Educational Institutions	Aberdeen

Mercat Cross Built in 1686 and restored in 1820, the Mercat Cross (the term...	Memorials / Monuments	Aberdeen

Old Town House Owned by Aberdeen University and operating as a gateway to the...	Houses / Mansions	Aberdeen

Provost Skene's House Now a museum portraying civic life, the house has restored, furnished...	Museums / Galleries	Aberdeen

Rosemount Viaduct Three silvery, handsome buildings on this bridge are collectively...	Religious Sites	Aberdeen

St. Machar's Cathedral Rich in history, this cathedral is worth a look. It's said that...	Religious Sites	Aberdeen

St. Nicholas Kirk The original burgh church, the Mither Kirk, as this edifice is...	Religious Sites	Aberdeen

Tolbooth The city was governed from this 17th-century building, which...	Museums / Galleries, Historic Districts / Sites	Aberdeen

Union Street This great thoroughfare is to Aberdeen what Princes Street is...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Aberdeen

Union Terrace In the 19th-century development of Union Terrace stands a statue...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Aberdeen
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