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Discover 44 unusual museums in Scotland.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Talbot Rice Gallery
Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Great Hall Ceiling at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Cramond Lioness
This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.
Johnstone, Scotland
Johnstone History Museum
Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Police Museum
This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.
Prestonpans, Scotland
Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
St Cecilia's Hall
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Garenin, Scotland
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Robert Burns' Masonic Apron
The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Museum of Edinburgh
This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Museum of Childhood
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
Edinburgh, Scotland
John Knox House
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Writers' Museum
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Lauriston Castle
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
Glasgow, Scotland
Spitfire LA198
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Dunbar, Scotland
John Muir's Birthplace
The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.
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