Category: Museum
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Newly opened Castle visitor experience with sweeping 360-degree views over the Highlands from the tower. Interactive exhibits inside bring Highland history to life. Right in the heart of Inverness — easy to combine with the city. Address: Inverness Castle, Castle Wynd, Inverness IV2 3EG Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Paid $$
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Free local museum with Highland history, Pictish stones, wildlife displays, and hands-on activities for kids. Compact and easy to do in an hour. Great introduction to Scottish Highland culture. Address: Castle Wynd, Inverness IV2 3EB Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Free
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Powerful and immersive visitor centre at the site of the 1746 Jacobite battle. The 360-degree battle experience is genuinely gripping for older kids. Atmospheric moorland walk among the clan grave markers. Address: Culloden Moor, Inverness IV2 5EU Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Paid $$
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One of Scotland’s best family attractions — 300+ interactive science exhibits, a planetarium, and an IMAX theatre. Kids can easily spend a full day here. Brilliant rainy day destination on the Clyde waterfront. Address: 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Paid $$
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One of the UK’s finest free museums with a stuffed elephant, a Spitfire hanging from the ceiling, and world-class art. Kids are endlessly entertained. The organ recitals at 1pm are a lovely bonus. Address: Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Free
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Free social history museum telling Glasgow’s story through fascinating exhibits. Attached to a beautiful Victorian glasshouse filled with tropical plants. Located on Glasgow Green — combine with a park run. Address: Glasgow Green, Glasgow G40 1AT Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Free
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Award-winning museum telling 12,000 years of Cherokee history through interactive exhibits and multimedia storytelling. One of the most educational and culturally rich stops in the entire Smokies area. Address: 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC 28719 Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Low Cost $
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Free national park visitor center with a living mountain farm museum featuring authentic 1800s log buildings and farm animals. Elk are frequently spotted in the adjacent meadow at dusk. Magical. Address: 1194 Newfound Gap Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719 Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Free
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Wild and wacky museum full of weird artifacts, optical illusions, and interactive exhibits. Kids are endlessly entertained. Great rainy day pick in the middle of the Gatlinburg strip. Address: 800 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Paid $$
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Upside-down building housing 35,000 sq ft of interactive science and education exhibits. Highlights include a earthquake simulator, bubble lab, and glow-in-the-dark mini golf. Perfect rainy day. Address: 100 Music Rd, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 Google Maps: Click here for directions Cost: Paid $$