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Aberdeen Maritime Museum
5 stars Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Aberdeen, AB10 1JT

Tells the story of the city's long and fascinating relationship with the sea through a unique collection of artefacts and exhibitions.

Duff House (HS)
Duff House (HS)

Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 3SX

A magnificent early Georgian mansion, now open as a Country House Gallery of the National Galleries of Scotland.

Artists’ Trail in the Park
Artists’ Trail in the Park

Findhorn, Scotland, UK

The Artists’ Trail offers a complete Day Out experience.

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum
3 stars Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 5FQ

Relive the story of our famous farming past. Features award-winning displays and audio-visual show.

Banchory Museum
Banchory Museum

Banchory, Deeside, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5SX

A small but interesting local history museum with items associated with Scott Skinner the Strathspey King.

Marischal Museum
Marischal Museum

Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1YS

The museum contains major collections of Scottish archaeological and historical material, foreign ethnography, Egyptian and classical antiquities, numismatics, militaria and paintings.

Grampian Transport Museum
4 stars Grampian Transport Museum

Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8AE

Extensive collection of historic road vehicles. Exhibitions, special events, driving simulator, video bus and climb-aboard exhibits for children.

Tomintoul Museum
Tomintoul Museum

Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, UK

Located in one of the highest villages in Scotland with displays featuring local history and wildlife.

Aberdeen Art Gallery
3 stars Aberdeen Art Gallery

Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ

Houses one of the finest public collections in the United Kingdom from the 18th to the 20th century.

Falconer Museum
Falconer Museum

Forres, Morayshire, IV36 1PH

Come along to the museum in Tolbooth Street and find out more about Forres, its people, its history and who the Falconer brothers were.

Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (HS)
4 stars Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (HS)

Stevenson Road, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9DU

This fine 16th century castle was altered to take the first lighthouse built by the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses in 1787.

Banff Museum
Banff Museum

Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1AE

Displays on the social and natural history of the town and immediate district, including the scientific instruments that belonged to the astronomer James Ferguson.

The Gordon Highlanders Museum
5 stars Gordon Highlanders Museum

Viewfield Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7XH

The fascinating story of the North East's regiment, told through exhibits, film and interactive displays.

Elgin Museum
4 stars Elgin Museum

Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ

An award winning, friendly museum with internationally famous fish and reptile fossils and Pictish stones. There are also wide ranging general collections and changing exhibitions.

Arbuthnot Museum
Arbuthnot Museum

St. Peter Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QD

Displays on Peterhead's past and the town's connection with the whaling industry. The collections include Eskimo artefacts of international interest.

1 Aberdeen Maritime Museum Aberdeen, AB10 1JT 5 stars
2 Duff House (HS) Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 3SX
3 Artists’ Trail in the Park Findhorn, Scotland, UK
4 Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 5FQ 3 stars
5 Banchory Museum Banchory, Deeside, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5SX
6 Marischal Museum Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1YS
7 Grampian Transport Museum Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8AE 4 stars
8 Tomintoul Museum Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, UK
9 Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ 3 stars
10 Falconer Museum Forres, Morayshire, IV36 1PH
11 Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (HS) Stevenson Road, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9DU 4 stars
12 Banff Museum Banff, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1AE
13 Gordon Highlanders Museum Viewfield Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7XH 5 stars
14 Elgin Museum Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ 4 stars
15 Arbuthnot Museum St. Peter Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QD

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