Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Dundee, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 69 m

Explore Dundee in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Dundee

Sight 1: HMS Unicorn

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HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was built, to incorporate a circular stern and "small-timber" system of construction. Listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Unicorn is now a museum ship in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. She is the oldest ship in Scotland, one of the oldest ships in the world, and one of the last intact warships from the age of sail.

Wikipedia: HMS Unicorn (1824) (EN), Website

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: North Carr

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North Carr

North Carr is the last remaining Scottish lightship. She is 101 feet (31 m) in length, 25 feet (7.6 m) in beam and 268 tons.

Wikipedia: North Carr Lightship (EN)

660 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: St Paul's Cathedral

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St. Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It is the cathedral and administrative centre of the Diocese of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Wikipedia: St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee (EN)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Caird Hall

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Caird Hall is a concert auditorium located in Dundee, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.

Wikipedia: Caird Hall (EN)

458 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: V&A Dundee

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V&A Dundee

V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum in Scotland and the first Victoria and Albert museum outside London. The V&A Dundee is also the first building in the United Kingdom designed by Kengo Kuma.

Wikipedia: V&A Dundee (EN), Website

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Discovery Point

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Discovery Point

RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, and highly successful, journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition.

Wikipedia: RRS Discovery (EN), Website

630 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: St Andrew's Cathedral

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St Andrew's Cathedral Bill Nicholls / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Cathedral Church of St Andrew is a Catholic cathedral in the West End of the city of Dundee, Scotland. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunkeld and mother church of the Diocese of Dunkeld within the Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The bishop, since 9 January 2014, is Stephen Robson.

Wikipedia: St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (EN), Website

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Sensation

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Dundee Science Centre is a science centre located in Dundee, Scotland, and a part of the Scottish Science Centres Network. It is a registered charity under Scottish law. It is funded by the public and donations from local corporate sponsors.

Wikipedia: Dundee Science Centre (EN), Website

329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

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The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is a museum of zoology at the University of Dundee in Scotland.

Wikipedia: D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum (EN)

652 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Dundee Central Mosque

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Dundee Central Mosque is located on the junction of Brown and Miln streets, north-east of the city centre. The original mosque was located on South Erskine Street in 1969, and was moved to 112-114 Hilltown the following year. In 1995, due to the islamic community growing in the city, there was a need for larger premises, which resulted in this mosque being built.

Wikipedia: Dundee Central Mosque (EN)

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