Famed for its there Js of jam, jute mills and journalism- see the statues of publisher DC Thomson’s Beano and Dandy comic -book characters near the grand venue of Caird Hall- Dundee was a hub of creative industries and science. Today, the city is undergoing major restoration and development. The V&A Museum of Design charts Scotland’s outstanding design heritage inside a cutting -edge building by the Japanese architect  Kengo Kuma.

On the River Tay is the royal research ship Discovery, built here in 1901 for Captain Scott’s first voyage to the Antarctic. The McManus Galleries’ collection of Dundee-related art and artifacts, in a splendid Victorian Building, gives an excellent insight into the city.

Dundee is undergoing a 1 billion pounds transformation, centered on the new V&A Museum.