Aberdeen: Scotland, Places To Visit In The Silver City

Aberdeen is the third largest city in Scotland, in relation to the city's population size. Aberdeen's buildings, since the mid 18th century, have been made using local grey granite and the city has a sandy coastline. This has led to the city being nicknamed the Silver City and also the Granite City. However in more recent times the city has added the nicknames of the Energy Capital of Europe or the Oil Capital of Europe due to the discovery of oil in the North Sea. The city of Aberdeen has greatly benefitted from the revenue generated by the oil industry and the support industries. Today the city is thoroughly modern and immensely vibrant with a lively nighlife.

Aberdeen hotels are often inhabited by visiting businessmen and businesswomen but also by many other types of folk eager to take advantage of the many visitor attractions the city has to offer. Below you will read details about 3; Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Duthie Park Winter Gardens and Satrosphere Science Centre:

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

The Maritime Museum in Aberdeen is found close to the harbor, at the legendary Shiprow. There are amazing sights across the harbour from the museum. The Maritime Museum inhabits quite a few buildings, which include a former church and one of the oldest homes in Aberdeen. The museum has exhibits that include everything relating to the oceanic environment, from fishing boats to the oil industry. Basically, the museum conveys the  story of the city's long relationship with the ocean. Some of the collections contain photographs, paintings, models and ship plans from the greatest shipbuilders of Aberdeen.

Duthie Park Winter Gardens

In 1881, Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston, gifted to the council, 44 acres of land. The land for the park was purchased, as a lasting memorial to her uncle and brother. In 1899, when the gardens were completed, they opened up to the public. However, in 1969 misfortune occurred and the greenhouses had to be knocked down and rebuilt. This was due to horrendous storm damgage. Today, one of Scotland's favourite garden attractions are the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, and also the largest indoor gardens in the whole of Europe. Each greenhouse has an important collection such as, the Temperate House, Fern House, Victorian House, Japanese Garden, Tropical 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 hands-on, interactive science center, has over fifty exhibits and live science shows, and opened its' doors to the public in 1988. Even though the center is aimed at school age children, the attraction of the exhibits is universal. The center is found in the old tram sheds, nearby the beach, on Constitution Street. The aim is to inspire youngsters to become scientist's, as interest in science courses in universities, is in decline. One of the favorite exhibits at the center is the famous giant soap bubble, where each child can be encompassed in a magic bubble.

There are a great many more tourist attractions in the Aberdeen area which are well worth visiting and those described above were chosen randomly. If you are planning to take a vacation in Aberdeen, Scotland then you will find numerous quality hotels in Aberdeen, or many other forms of accommodation, available to book online.