Magdalen Green - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is a museum of zoology at the University of Dundee in Scotland. It houses many fascinating specimens from around the world. The museum has a collection of birds, fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles from around the world, together with many of D'Arcy Thompson's original models and teaching aids, including Glass Sea Creatures by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and model and fluid preparations by Vaclav Fric.

Verdant Works, built in 1833, is the last working jute mill in Scotland. It is an A-listed building and a rare surviving example of an early 19th-century courtyard-style mill. Verdant Works tells the story of Dundee's textile industries, from the early days of 18th-century flax weaving, through the introduction and rise of jute production to the present day and the manufacture of man-made fibres.

Gallery Q Dundee offers an outstanding variety of art by artists from across Scotland and further afield. Paintings, prints, ceramics, glass and jewellery are all on display in monthly exhibitions, so there's always something new to see. It specialises in contemporary art, sculpture and applied arts. New exhibitions take place monthly.

Dundee’s science centre offers an impressive engaging tourist attraction for young and old. Its aims include the understanding of science and how it affects our everyday lives, bringing together science and the public through both standing and temporary exhibitions. Dundee Science Centre is also a corporate venue and a HMIE-inspected resource for science learning and public engagement. The centre hosts school groups, uniformed groups and also birthday parties.

Dundee Contemporary Arts is a world-class centre for the development and exhibition of contemporary art and culture. It is a vibrant building with five floors hosting unique exhibitions, world cinema, a café-bar, and a print studio.

Dudhope Castle is a large L-shaped mansion built to the west of the city centre of Dundee. This extended late-medieval tower house is located on the southern face of The Law and was built in the late 13th century by the Scrymageour family. The castle was redeveloped between 1985 and 1988, and is now in use as offices and a conference centre as well as housing the University of Abertay's Dundee Business School.