Top Free Admission Attractions in Scotland
Attraction	Location	Visitors in 2009
Abbot House Heritage Centre & Gardens	Dunfermline	71,797
Aberdeen Art Gallery	Aberdeen	178,344
Aberdeen Maritime Museum	Aberdeen	76,558
Aberdeenshire Farming Museum	Mintlaw	15,027
Alyth Museum	Perth	1,055
An Lanntair	Stornoway	201,005
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum	Dunfermline	10,420
Arbroath Museum	Arbroath	13,687
Arbuthnot Museum	Peterhead	4,983
Ardencraig Gardens	Rothesay	10,500
Argylls Lodging	Stirling	32,439
AromaSciences	Aultbea, Achnasheen	19,000
Assynt Visitor Centre	Lochinver	13,881
Auld Kirk Museum	Kirkintilloch	14,378
Baird Institute Museum & Local History Centre	Cumnock	2,097
Banchory Museum	Banchory	3,160
Banff Museum	Banff	771
Bank of Scotland Museum on the Mound	Edinburgh	34,924
Beatrix Potter Exhibition & Shop	Birnam	30,000
Beinn Eighe NNR Visitor Centre (SNH)	Achnasheen (Near)	13,064
Bennie Museum	Bathgate	2,642
Black Watch Regimental Museum	Perth	14,128
Bod of Gremista	Lerwick	611
Bonhoga Gallery	Weisdale	15,854
Bourne Fine Arts	Edinburgh	6,800
Brander Museum	Huntly	1,098
Brass Rubbing Centre	Edinburgh	6,818
Bridge of Allan Brewery Limited	Bridge of Allan	10,128
Bridge of Allan Parish Church	Bridge of Allan	205
Bright Water Visitor Centre	Kyleakin	5,047
Broughty Castle Museum	Dundee	35,365
Burghead Headland Trust	Elgin	2,939
Burns House Museum	Mauchline	5,614
Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR	Gatehouse of Fleet	9,935
Caithness Horizons	Thurso	76,931
Calanais Visitor Centre	Calanais	25,347
Calderglen Country Park	East Kilbride	680,226
Caledonian Canal Visitor Centre	Fort Augustus	29,043
Callendar House	Falkirk	32,172
Cardrona Forest nr Peebles	Peebles (Near)	15,514
Carnegie Museum	Inverurie	1,223
Carsphairn Heritage Centre	Castle Douglas	1,351
Castle Douglas Art Gallery	Castle Douglas	9,153
Cathedral Church of St Machar	Aberdeen	25,186
Cathedral Church of St. Andrew	Aberdeen	2,484
Catsrand	Castle Douglas	20,000
Charlestown Workshops	Charlestown	495
Chatelherault Country Park	Hamilton	674,876
Christian Heritage Museum	Largs	100
Church of the Holy Rude	Stirling	32,000
City Art Centre	Edinburgh	35,518
Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre	New Galloway (Near)	47,555
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Cornalees Centre	Lochwinnoch	9,421
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Castle Semple Centre	Lochwinnoch	75,896
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Muirshiel Centre	Lochwinnoch	9,310
Clydebank Museum	Clydebank	4,748
Cockburn Museum of Geology and Geophysics	Edinburgh	200
Coldstream Museum	Coldstream	5,643
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (Ness Historical Society)	Habost	2,272
Cornice Museum of Ornamental Plasterwork	Peebles	200
Corrie Fee NNR	Kirriemuir (Near)	14,784
Corrigall Farm Museum	Harray	5,455
Crail Museum	Crail	11,289
Crathie Parish Church	Crathie	37,195
Creag Meagaidh NNR	Newtonmore	11,716
Cromarty Courthouse Museumix	Cromarty	8,337
Crombie Country Park	Broughty Ferry	115,040
Customs and Excise Museum	Greenock	1,291
Dalbeattie Forest	Dalbeattie	105,000
David Marshall Lodge	Aberfoyle	173,348
David Welch Winter Gardens	Aberdeen	313,217
Dean Castle Country Park	Kilmarnock	244,050
Dean Castle	Kilmarnock	32,473
Dean Gallery	Edinburgh	105,536
Dick Institute Museum	Kilmarnock	156,198
Dollar Museum	Dollar	2,011
Dolphin & Seal Centre at North Kessock	Spey Bay	17,085
Doon Valley Museum	Dalmellington	1,586
Douglas Heritage Museum	Douglas	623
Drumpellier Country Park	Motherwell	1,041,444
Dumfries Museum/Camera Obscura	Dumfries	17,568
Dunbar Townhouse Museum	Dunbar	8,683
Dunblane Cathedral	Dunblane	9,869
Dundee Contemporary Arts	Dundee	273,750
Dunkeld Cathedral	Dunkeld	70,269
Durness Visitor Centre	Durness	23,182
Edradour Distillery	Pitlochry (Near)	82,195
Edrom Nurseries	Eyemouth	2,400
Eglinton Country Park	Irvine	53,117
Eilean Donan Castle and Visitor Centre	Kyle of Lochalsh (Near)	314,636
Falconer Museum	Forres	14,677
Fergusson Gallery	Perth	11,144
Findhorn Heritage Centre & Ice House	Forres	6,113
Fochabers Folk Museum & Heritage Centre	Fochabers	1,946
Forest of Ae	Dumfries	55,000
Forfar Loch Country Park	Forfar	199,317
Friends of Govan Old Parish Church	Glasgow	2,372
Fruitmarket Gallery	Edinburgh	177,600
Gallery of Modern Art	Glasgow	536,916
Galloway House Gardens Trust	Newton Stewart	9,000
Gateway Galleries	St Andrews	5,500
Glasdrum Wood NNR	Creagan	2,596
Glasgow Botanic Gardens	Glasgow	400,000
Glasgow Cathedral	Glasgow	169,833
Glasgow Police Museumx	Glasgow	4,992
Glen Nevis Visitor Centre (Ionad Nibheis)	Fort William (Near)	110,000
Gleniffer Braes Country Park	Paisley	416,688
Glenlivet Distillery	Glenlivet	40,939
Glenmore Forest Park Visitor Centre	Aviemore (Near)	57,744
Glentress Forest	Peebles (Near)	263,999
Glentrool Visitor Centre	Newton Stewart	41,336
Gore Glen Woodland Park	Newtongrange	100,000
Gracefield Arts Centre	Dumfries	21,111
Grangemouth Heritage Trust	Grangemouth	800
Grangemouth Museum	Grangemouth	754
Greyfriars Kirk	Edinburgh	20,150
Groam House Museum	Rosemarkie	7,078
Halliwells House Museum & Robson Gallery	Selkirk	7,293
Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre	Jedburgh	30,300
Hawick Museum and the Scott Gallery	Hawick	12,105
Heart of Hawick	Hawick	176,747
Heriot Watt University Archive	Edinburgh	404
Hermaness Visitor Centre	Unst	777
Highland Folk Museum	Newtonmore	40,613
Highlanders Regimental Museum	Inverness (Near)	54,060
Hoswick Visitor Centre	Sandwick	10,282
House for an Art Lover	Glasgow	92,034
Hunter House Museum	East Kilbride	1,792
Hunterian Art Gallery	Glasgow	80,039
Hunterian Museum	Glasgow	79,248
Inshriach Nursery	Aviemore	25,000
Invereshie and Inshriach NNR	Aviemore (Near)	3,121
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery	Inverness	44,379
Island of Mousa Boat Trips	Sandwick	4,589
Island of Noss	Lerwick	1,365
Isle of Jura Distillery	Craighouse	6,781
Isle of Mull Museum	Tobermory	21,119
Italian Chapel	Lambholm	92,148
James Pringle Weavers of Inverness	Inverness	195,100
Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum	Jedburgh	24,146
John Hastie Museum	Strathaven	2,473
John Muir Country Park	Dunbar	435,000
John Muirs Birthplace	Dunbar	29,439
Johnstons Cashmere Visitor Centre	Elgin	202,200
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum	Glasgow	1,368,096
Kinneil Museum	Boness	5,097
Kirbuster Museum	Birsay	5,171
Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery	Kirkcaldy	59,319
Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum	Kirriemuir	9,595
Kirroughtree Visitor Centre	Newton Stewart	56,455
Knockan Crag Visitor Centre	Ullapool	10,000
Laing Museum	Newburgh	1,429
Lauriston Castle and Grounds	Edinburgh	46,786
Leighton Library	Dunblane	977
Linlithgow Canal Centre	Linlithgow	5,358
Loch a Mhuilinn NNR	Scourie (Near)	2,000
Loch Fleet NNR	Golspie (Near)	7,500
Loch Lomond Park Centre	Balmaha	31,960
Loch Muick & Lochnagar Wildlife Reserve	Ballater (Near)	50,397
Loch of Kinnordy RSPB Reserve	Perth	6,000
Loch of Strathbeg Nature Reserve	Fraserburgh	16,834
Loch Tay Pottery	Aberfeldy	660
Logie Steading Visitor Centre	Forres	55,000
Low Parks Museum	Hamilton	30,068
Mabie Forest	Dumfries	135,000
MacDougall Collection	Oban	18,000
Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre	Jedburgh	25,662
McKechnie Institute	Girvan	3,862
McLean Museum and Art Gallery	Greenock	38,672
Methil Heritage Centre	Methil	4,397
Michael Bruce Cottage Museum	Kinross	161
Mill on the Fleet	Castle Douglas	29,431
Mills Observatory	Dundee	11,651
Moine Mhor NNR	Kilmartin	7,021
Motherwell Heritage Centre	Motherwell	20,500
Mugdock Country Park	Milngavie	585,288
Muir of Dinnet Nature Reserve	Dinnet	25,000
Muiravonside Country Park	Westfield, Falkirk	225,837
MUSA: The Museum of The University of St Andrews	St Andrews	25,434
Museum of Abernethy	Abernethy	1,055
Museum of Childhood	Edinburgh	247,454
Museum of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	60,429
Museum of Transport	Glasgow	468,963
National Museum of Scotland	Edinburgh	589,621
National War Museum	Edinburgh	494,213
Nelsons Tower	Forres	2,632
New Lanark Village and Visitor Centre	Lanark	334,185
North Ayrshire Museum	Saltcoats	24,115
Oban War and Peace Museum	Oban	30,491
Old Bridge House Museum	Dumfries	13,632
Old Gala House and Christopher Boyd Gallery	Galashiels	5,337
Old Haa	Yell	2,994
Orkney Museum	Kirkwall	26,656
Paisley Museum and Art Gallery	Paisley	51,149
Palacerigg Country Park	Cumbernauld	617,081
Parish Church of St. Cuthbert	Edinburgh	5,542
Park Gallery	Falkirk	6,936
Peacock Visual Arts	Aberdeen	10,000
Peoples Palace	Glasgow	268,591
Peoples Story Museum	Edinburgh	72,070
Perth Museum & Art Gallery	Perth	106,438
Peterhead Maritime Heritage	Peterhead	2,817
Pittencrieff House Museum	Dunfermline	24,765
Plean Country Park	Plean	100,000
Prestongrange Museum	Prestongrange	8,246
Provands Lordship	Glasgow	116,533
Provanhall	Glasgow	5,483
Provost Skenes House	Aberdeen	61,071
Queens View Visitor Centre	Pitlochry	150,000
Queensferry Museum	South Queensferry	9,048
Renfrew Community Museum	Renfrew	1,561
Revack Estate	Grantown on Spey	35,000
Robert Burns Centre	Dumfries	37,929
Robert Burns House	Dumfries	15,153
Roslin Glen Country Park	Roslin	50,000
Ross of Mull Historical Centre	Bunesan	1,005
Rothiemurchus Estate	Aviemore (Near)	274,602
RSPB Forsinard Reserve	Forsinard	3,870
RSPB Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve	Bridgend	15,000
RSPB Shetland (Sumburgh Head Reserve)	Virkie	30,000
Saltire Flag Site	North Berwick	929
Samye Ling Monastery	Langholm	33,231
Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve	Collieston	32,000
Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum	Sanquar	3,048
Savings Banks Museum	Dumfries	1,161
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum	Lyness	12,308
Scotland Street School Museum	Glasgow	64,866
Scottish and Southern Energy Visitor Centre	Pitlochry	51,435
Scottish Liqueur Centre	Perth	29,978
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art	Edinburgh	169,439
Scottish National Portrait Gallery	Edinburgh	53,295
Scottish Wool Centre	Aberfoyle	240,373
Shawbost School Museum	Shawbost	500
Sheila Fleet Jewellery	Tankerness	5,175
Shetland Croft House Museum	Dunrossness	4,021
Shetland Jewellery	Weisdale	7,891
Shetland Museum and Archives	Lerwick	84,679
Sir Walter Scotts Courtroom	Selkirk	5,134
Speyside Heather Centre	Dulnian Bridge	72,414
Speyside Way Visitor Centre	Aberlour	5,401
St Andrews Museum	St Andrews	43,556
St Athernase Norman Church	Leuchars	1,005
St Cyrus Nature Reserve	Montrose (Near)	33,182
St Giles Cathedral	Edinburgh	653,864
St Magnus Cathedral	Kirkwall	120,193
St Margarets Cave	Dunfermline	6,150
St Marys Parish Church	Haddington	4,555
St Mungo Museum	Glasgow	144,366
St Ronans Wells Visitor Centre	lnnerleithen	5,395
St Serf	Dunning	3,292
Stewartry Museum	Kirkcudbright	12,894
Stills Gallery	Edinburgh	21,423
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum	Stirling	39,408
Stranraer Museum	Stranraer	10,303
Strathclyde Country Park	Motherwell	6,352,131
Tangwick Haa Museum	Eshaness	4,241
Taylor Bowls Visitor Centre	Glasgow	5,000
Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve	Tayport (Near)	25,000
Teviot Watergardens	Kelso	172,686
The Burrell Collection	Glasgow	203,153
The Meffan [Forfar Museum]	Forfar	12,785
The National Gallery Complex	Edinburgh	890,361
The National Park Gateway	Balloch	328,204
Tolbooth Art Centre	Kirkcudbright	27,144
Tolbooth Museum of Civic History	Aberdeen	7,127
Tolbooth Museum	Stonehaven	9,215
Tomintoul Museum & Visitor Centre	Tomintoul	11,985
Trades Hall	Glasgow	1,404
Travelling Gallery	Edinburgh	19,802
Tweeddale Museum	Peebles	10,554
Victorian Pharmacy Museum	Edinburgh	100
Vogrie Country Park	Gorebridge	170,000
Water of Leith Visitor Centre	Edinburgh	16,561
WDCS Wildlife Centre	Spey Bay	56,582
West Kilbride Museum	West Kilbride	1,086
William Lamb Sculpture Studio	Montrose	490
World Famous Old Blacksmiths Shop Centre	Gretna Green	706,633
Writers Museum	Edinburgh	53,257
Yair Forest	Galashiels (Near)	13,357

Note: The Top listings exclude Country and Forest Parks.

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