Scotland Top Things To See
• Whet the cultural taste buds in Glasgow at the world-famous Burrell Collection (website: www.glasgowmuseums.com), where more than 9,000 assorted paintings, tapestries and antique furniture are on view. For a more modern approach, the Glasgow Science Centre (website: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org) features interactive attractions and the 127m (416ft) revolving Glasgow Tower.
• Admire Stirling Castle (website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk), a former home of Mary Queen of Scots, while the nearby Old Town Jail (website: www.oldtownjail.com) gives an unpleasant insight into life in a Victorian prison.
• Commemorate ‘Braveheart' William Wallace, 13th-century scourge of the English, at the imposing Wallace Monument (website: www.nationalwallacemonument.com), just outside Stirling. Climb the spiral staircase to the top for wonderful views across the Forth Valley.
• Wonder at the scenery of the Highlands - perhaps the most famous region in Scotland. On their southern fringes at Callander, the Rob Roy Visitor Centre (website: www.robroyvisitorcentre.com) tells the story of another Scottish folk hero. The views from the road north out of Callander are also among the finest in the country.
• Look up at Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, from Fort William (website: www.visit-fortwilliam.co.uk).
• Try and catch a glimpse of the infamous Loch Ness monster. You can learn all about ‘Nessie' at the Loch Ness Exhibition Centre, Drumnadrochit (website: www.loch-ness-scotland.com).
• Step aboard the Discovery (website: www.rrsdiscovery.com), docked at Dundee, on which Captain Scott made his ill-fated Antarctic voyage.
• Be sure to see Dumfries in southern Scotland, former home of Robert Burns, Scotland's most celebrated poet. See his very own chair at the Globe Inn (website: www.globeinndumfries.co.uk) in the centre of town.
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