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A Riveting Day Out

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Explore all our museums to see how Scotland's industrial heritage continues to shape our lives. Discover, play and learn with Go Industrial, a dynamic group of industrial museums based in Scotland.

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Almond Valley Heritage Trust

Almond Valley Heritage Trust

Almond Valley offers a wonderful day of adventure and play, in which all the family can share experiences that arose curiosity, engage the imagination and bring a smile to everyone's face.

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Discovery Point

Discovery Point

A trip to Discovery Point is an adventure in its own right as audiovisual shows, computer-based multimedia and displays of actual artefacts of the crew transport you to Antarctica.

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Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Situated within Scotland's 'industrial heartland', Summerlee Museum tells the story of the great heavy industries that once thrived here and is home to an amazing array of working machinery, social history and interactive displays. 

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The Devil's Porridge Museum

The Devil's Porridge Museum

The Devil’s Porridge Museum commemorates HM Factory Gretna, the largest munitions factory in the world during the First World War and explores the stories of the Solway Military Coast during the Second World War and beyond. 

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Grampian Transport Museum

Grampian Transport Museum

The Grampian Transport Museum boasts an impressive range of transport exhibits, from travelling chariots of the 1800s, to some of the fastest cars ever made.

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Scottish Fisheries Museum

Scottish Fisheries Museum

In a spectacular location opposite the harbour in the fishing village of Anstruther, in the East Neuk of Fife, we are a National Museum, telling the story of the Scottish fishing industry, its boats, harbours and communities.

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National Mining Museum Scotland

National Mining Museum Scotland

National Mining Museum Scotland is a 5 star visitor attraction set in the wonderfully restored Lady Victoria Colliery in Newtongrange, Midlothian. It tells the story of coal for Scotland.

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HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn is a museum ship and one of the six oldest ships in the world, and the oldest in Scotland, with a unique story rooted in the history of Dundee.

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Museum of Lead Mining

Museum of Lead Mining

Uncover our treasures including a real 18th century lead mine set deep in the hillside where visitors can experience the thrill of going underground. 

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The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

Our museum tells the great story of the Northern Lighthouse Board, the engineers who built the lights and the keepers who tended them.

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Scottish Maritime Museum

Scottish Maritime Museum

This award-winning Museum is a great day out. Explore the vast, former Linthouse shipyard building. Discover and climb aboard historic vessels like Spartan, Scotland’s last Scottish-built puffer. 

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Verdant Works

Verdant Works

At Verdant Works the rattle and the roar of the original restored machinery transport you back over 100 years to an era when jute was king and Dundee its realm.

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Museum of Scottish Railways

Museum of Scottish Railways

Soak up the atmosphere of this heritage railway, travel by steam train and explore Scotland's largest railway museum.

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Maid of the Loch

Maid of the Loch

The Maid is a magnificent example of Clyde-built ship engineering with a stunning art deco inspired interior. 

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New Lanark World Heritage Site

New Lanark World Heritage Site

New Lanark is a former cotton mill village situated on the banks of the River Clyde. Today it is a living and working village in which visitors can explore the history of the mills and their people.

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Auchindrain Township

Auchindrain Township

Imagine the experiences of the people of Scotland's past, exploring a place that tells the story of their everyday lives.

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Our collections are at the heart of what we do. They tell the stories of the people who served as the backbone to Scotland's industry.

Our museums are Accredited and hold collections Recognised as being of National Significance - except New Lanark, which is a World Heritage SIte.