Attractions
![]() Dundee Christmas Market Guide 2019
Designer and illustrator Louise Kirby, known for her beautiful drawings of Dundee’s famous landmarks, lives and works in Dundee. Ahead of the festive season has put together a handy guide to some of the fantastic Christmas Markets taking place in the city this year. To help you know find the Dundee Christmas Markets, here is my wee guide. Perfect for finding... |

The Lemmings - by Alyson Conway
Three lemmings climb a column at Seabraes on Perth Road in Dundee.
The characters celebrate the video games industry in Dundee through the ground-breaking success of a computer game created by Dundee based DMA Design.

Oor Wullie
Dundee newest public art statue, A’body’s favourite wee laddie, Oor Wullie has been immortalised by sculpture Malcolm Robertson.
The cheeky schoolboy who has delighted readers of the Sunday Post for generations is now placed proudly outside The McManus art gallery, posing with his...

The Dundee Penguins
Sculpted by Angela Hunter these five penguins located at City Churches have become a firm favourite with the Dundee public and Dundee’s answer to Glasgow’s Duke of Wellington statue.
The penguins are regularly gorilla dressed to join in city occasions from graduation to charity fundraising events and from Christmas celebrations to Royal visits. They have their own Facebook page.
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Sea Eagle Feather Sculpture
Designed by Ellen Brown and located on Stannergate Cycle Path, The Feather Sculpture was commissioned by RSPB Scotland to celebrate the reintroduction of the Sea Eagle into Scotland.

Scotland's Jute Museum @ Verdant Works
Scotland's Jute Museum@Verdant Works and High Mill is a tale of two cities: both of them Dundee.
For thousands in the 19th century it was a city of long working hours, poor pay and ill-health.
For the privileged few it was a city of opportunity and wealth.
At the museum the rattle and roar of the...

Public Art
Public art has part of Dundee's urban environment since 1982 and over 120 artworks are now in situ throughout the city.
Dundee City Council and Dundee Partnership actively support the development of new works by encouraging the private sector to get involved with public art projects and promoting ‘art in architecture' schemes, artworks for public spaces, the involvement of quality...

Powrie Castle
Powrie Castle is a 16th century castle located in the north of Dundee, The castle was built in the early 16th century and later razed in 1548 by the English, then based in Balgillo, as part of the Rough Wooing.
It was after this incident that the castle was rebuilt as two separate buildings forming a courtyard.
The south wing was built as a Z-plan tower house with a vaulted...

Walks & Trails
Dundee has an increasing number of trails and interesting walks, marked by plaques and statues.
Unique to Dundee the Dundee Woman’s Trail celebrates the famous women with links to the City.
This walkable trail is marked with blue plaques around the City Centre.
During the summer of 2016 the city played host to a huge public art event with fifty-five 5ft tall sculptures of...

University of Dundee Museum Collections
The University of Dundee holds unique and fascinating museum collections including scientific instruments, natural history specimens and an impressive art collection of paintings, prints and textiles.
There is always something interesting to see in the free public exhibition galleries, plus there are permanent displays on and off campus, including the D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum (...

Museums & Galleries
Dundee has many museums and galleries. Amongst them they celebrate the City’s Maritime past, its industrial heritage, its connections to historic transport as well as its present connections with the scientific and medical world.
RRS Discovery
Follow in the footsteps of Captain Scott and his crew on one of the most heroic voyages every undertaken aboard RRS Discovery and...