Museums in Scotland

870 museums across Scotland, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).

• Paisley Museum and Art Galleries · museum · Renfrewshire · Must-see
• Summerlee Museum · museum · North Lanarkshire · Must-see
• Scotland Street School Museum · museum · Glasgow City · Must-see
• Skye Museum of Island Life · museum · Highland · Must-see
• National Museum of Flight · museum · East Lothian · Must-see
• People's Palace · museum · Glasgow City · Must-see
• Battle of Prestonpans · museum · East Lothian · Must-see
• Highland Folk Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• Peterhead Prison Museum · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• Groam House Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• Strathnaver Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• Scalloway Castle · museum · Shetland · Must-see
• Stewartry Museum · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · Must-see
• Shetland Museum and Archives · museum · Shetland · Must-see
• Old Haa Museum · museum · Shetland · Must-see
• Biggar Gasworks Museum · museum · South Lanarkshire · Must-see
• Crofthouse Museum · museum · Shetland · Must-see
• Grantown Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• Kilmartin House Museum · museum · Argyll and Bute · Must-see
• Museum of Banff · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• Castle House Museum Dunoon · museum · Argyll and Bute · Must-see
• Dingwall Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• George Waterstone Memorial Centre and Museum · museum · Shetland · Must-see
• St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art · museum · Glasgow City · Must-see
• Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Wardlaw Museum · museum · Fife · Must-see
• Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · Must-see
• St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum · museum · Angus · Must-see
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum · museum · Glasgow City · Must-see
• Motherwell Heritage Centre · museum · North Lanarkshire · Must-see
• The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Hunterian Museum · museum · Glasgow City · Must-see
• Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• National Museum of Rural Life · museum · South Lanarkshire · Must-see
• Highland Museum of Childhood · museum · Highland · Must-see
• National Museum of Scotland · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Museum of Scottish Railways · museum · Falkirk · Must-see
• Low Parks Museum · museum · South Lanarkshire · Must-see
• The King's Gallery · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• The People's Story Museum · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• The Scotch Whisky Experience · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Discovery Point · museum · Dundee City · Must-see
• Orkney Wireless Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · Must-see
• Tolbooth Museum · museum · Aberdeen City · Must-see
• Elgin Museum · museum · Moray · Must-see
• Prestongrange Mining Museum · museum · East Lothian · Must-see
• Myreton Motor Museum · museum · East Lothian · Must-see
• West Highland Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• Glenesk Folk Museum · museum · Angus · Must-see
• National War Museum · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Bonawe Iron Furnace · museum · Argyll and Bute · Must-see
• Museum on the Mound · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Tolbooth Museum · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• Marischal College · museum · Aberdeen City · Must-see
• Orkney Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · Must-see
• Stromness Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · Must-see
• Callendar House · museum · Falkirk · Must-see
• Gairloch Museum · museum · Highland · Must-see
• Jupiter Artland · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Oban Distillery · museum · Argyll and Bute · Must-see
• Writers' Museum · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Inveraray Jail · museum · Argyll and Bute · Must-see
• Blairs Museum · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• House of Dun · museum · Angus · Must-see
• The McManus · museum · Dundee City · Must-see
• Duff House · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• V&A Dundee · museum · Dundee City · Must-see
• Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum · museum · Fife · Must-see
• Burnette Building · museum · Argyll and Bute · Must-see
• Crail Museum and Heritage Centre · museum · Fife · Must-see
• Ellisland Farm · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · Must-see
• Fife Folk Museum · museum · Fife · Must-see
• Longhope Lifeboat Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · Must-see
• Museum of Edinburgh · museum · City of Edinburgh · Must-see
• Museum of Scottish Lighthouses · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• National Piping Centre · museum · Glasgow City · Must-see
• Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · Must-see
• Scotland's Secret Bunker · museum · Fife · Must-see
• Linlithgow Museum · museum · West Lothian · Must-see
• Moffat Museum · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · Must-see
• Maud Railway Museum · museum · Aberdeenshire · Must-see
• Auld Wemyss Ways Heritage Centre · museum · Fife · Must-see
• Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume · museum · North Ayrshire · Must-see
• Montrose Air Station Museum · museum · Angus · Must-see
• Aberdeen Maritime Museum · museum · Aberdeen City · Must-see
• The Royal Scots Regimental Museum · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Smith Art Gallery & Museum · museum · Stirling
• David Livingstone Museum · museum · South Lanarkshire
• Scottish National Portrait Gallery · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Inverness Museum & Art Gallery · museum · Highland
• Museum of Childhood · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Gallery of Modern Art · museum · Glasgow City
• Meigle Sculptured Stone Musuem · museum · Perth and Kinross
• D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum · museum · Dundee City
• Campbeltown Heritage Centre · museum · Argyll and Bute
• Scottish Vintage Bus Museum · museum · Fife
• Bachelor's Club · museum · South Ayrshire
• National Gallery · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Dynamic Earth · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Scottish Fisheries Museum · museum · Fife
• Scottish Submarine Centre · museum · Argyll and Bute
• The Gordon Highlanders Museum · museum · Aberdeen City
• Camera Obscura & World of Illusions · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre/Gallery · museum · Glasgow City
• Scottish Football Museum · museum · Glasgow City
• Aberdeen Science Centre · museum · Aberdeen City
• Garioch Heritage Centre · museum · Aberdeenshire
• The Lighthouse · museum · Glasgow City
• Glasgow Science Centre · museum · Glasgow City
• Gracefield Arts Centre · museum · Dumfries and Galloway
• Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre · museum · Highland
• Trinity House · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Alford Valley Railway · museum · Aberdeenshire
• Big Idea · museum · North Ayrshire
• Provost Skene's House · museum · Aberdeen City
• R&A World Golf Museum · museum · Fife
• Dallas Dhu Historic Distillery · museum · Moray
• Aberdeen Art Gallery · museum · Aberdeen City
• Signal Tower Museum · museum · Angus
• Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery · museum · Fife
• Talbot Rice Gallery · museum · City of Edinburgh
• HMS Unicorn · museum · Dundee City
• The Burrell Collection · museum · Glasgow City
• Cultybraggan Camp · museum · Perth and Kinross
• St Andrews Museum · museum · Fife
• The Bothy Experience · museum · Angus
• Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery · museum · Angus
• Pier Arts Centre · museum · Orkney Islands
• City Art Centre · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Menstrie Castle · museum · Clackmannanshire
• Montrose Museum · museum · Angus
• Dunblane Museum · museum · Stirling
• Culross Palace · museum · Fife
• Glenlee · museum · Glasgow City
• Dick Institute · museum · East Ayrshire
• Burns Cottage · museum · South Ayrshire
• King's Museum · museum · Aberdeen City
• McLean Museum and Art Gallery · museum · Inverclyde
• Verdant Works Museum · museum · Dundee City
• Skaill House · museum · Orkney Islands
• Perth Museum · museum · Perth and Kinross
• Preston Mill · museum · East Lothian
• Modern Two · museum · City of Edinburgh
• Grampian Transport Museum · museum · Aberdeenshire
• Robert Burns Birthplace Museum · museum · South Ayrshire
• Glasgow Police Museum · museum · Glasgow City
• The Govan Stones · museum · Glasgow City
• Greenock Fire Museum & Heritage Centre · museum · Inverclyde
• National Museum of Costume · museum · Dumfries and Galloway
• Heatherbank Museum of Social Work · museum · Glasgow City

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