Get a taste of the past in the granite city of Aberdeen at the Maritime Museum and harbour, then soak up the 15th-century surroundings of Old Aberdeen. Your kids will love working up an appetite at Satrosphere, the interactive science centre, then eating fish and chips looking across the golden sands of Aberdeen's beach.
It's easy to find your way around Aberdeen. Follow busy Union Street, lined with Victorian buildings, which cuts across from east to west. It's packed with shops, bars and restaurants, and is the hub of transport links in and out of the city. Head north for Gothic Marischal College, formerly an independent college, now part of the University of Aberdeen with its own local history museum. Go east to see the working harbour and Maritime Museum. Just a mile north are the cobbled streets of Old Aberdeen, with the twin towers of 15th-century St Machar's Cathedral.
Take your time to wander around the marble-lined building which houses Aberdeen Art Gallery's collection of Impressionists and Scottish Colourists. You can find out about the city's seafaring history, from the early fishing days to the oil industry, at the Maritime Museum. Then take the family to Satrosphere science centre next to the beach. Take a step back in time around Old Aberdeen, exploring streets and buildings dating back to the 15th century. Go for traditional fish and chips eaten out of the paper down at the beach.
You'll learn all about one of the army's most famous regiments at the Gordon Highlanders Museum. Get close to nature with a walk around the Victorian Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, packed with palms, cacti and rainforest blooms. In nearby Stonehaven, you can enjoy aerial views of the North Sea from windswept Dunnottar Castle. Tee off at championship Royal Aberdeen golf course, then end the day with a pint in a traditional pub overlooking the harbour.
Located 7 miles from the city centre, Aberdeen Airport sees more than three million passengers pass through its terminal every year. The airport is also one of Europe's busiest commercial heliports, serving the North Sea oil and gas industry.
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