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Broughty Ferry
Four miles to the east of the prominent hill of Dundee Law is Broughty Ferry, Dundee's seaside resort.
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Caird Hall
Flanked to the south of the City Square is the 1930s facade of Caird Hall, which was gifted to the city by a textile magnate and is now home to the City Chambers.
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City Square
The compact city centre is focussed on City Square, flanked to the south by the 1930s facade of Caird Hall, which was gifted to the city by a textile magnate and is now home to the City Chambers. London's Trafalgar Sq has Nelson on his column, Edinburgh's Princes St has its monument to Sir Walter Scott and Belfast has a statue of Queen Victoria outside City Hall. Dundee's City Sq, on the other hand, is graced - rather endearingly - by the bronze figure of Desperate Dan (unveiled in 2001).
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Desperate Dan Statue
A recent addition to the square, unveiled in 2001, is a bronze statue of Desperate Dan, the lantern-jawed hero of the children's comic The Dandy (he's clutching a copy in his right hand), which has been published in Dundee since 1937.
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Discovery Point
The voyages of the Royal Research Ship Discovery , built in Dundee in 1900 to take explorer Captain Scott to Antarctica, are vividly recreated with special effects and spectacular exhibits. She sailed for the Antarctic in 1901 and spent two winters trapped in ice, even with wooden hulls half a metre thick. Restored, she's now the port's star attraction.
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Dundee Contemporary Arts
The focus for the city's emerging Cultural Quarter is Dundee Contemporary Arts, a centre for modern art, design and cinema. The galleries here exhibit work by contemporary UK and international artists, and there are printmakers' studios where you can watch artists at work, or even take part in craft demonstrations and workshops.
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Dundee Law Hill
The prominent hill of Dundee Law (174m) is a short walk northwest of the city centre, along Constitution Rd. It's worth making the climb up for great views of the city, the two Tay bridges and across to Fife.
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HM Frigate Unicorn
Retaining the authentic atmosphere of a salty old sailing ship, the Unicorn is the oldest British-built ship still afloat although she never saw action. The Unicorn served as a gunpowder store and later as a training vessel. Walking the four decks gives an impression of what it must have been like to live in such cramped conditions.
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McManus Galleries
Housed in a solid Victorian Gothic building designed by Gilbert Scott in 1867, McManus Galleries contains the city's museum and art collection. The exhibits cover the history of the city from the Iron Age to the present day. Although closed for a major redevelopment at time of research, it's expected to be reopened by spring 2008.
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RRS Discovery
The three masts of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's famous polar expedition vessel the RRS Discovery dominate the riverside to the south of the city centre. The ship was built in Dundee in 1900, with a wooden hull at least half a metre thick to survive the pack ice, and sailed for the Antarctic in 1901 where she spent two winters trapped in the ice.
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St Mary's Church
Pedestrianised High St leads west into Nethergate, flanked to the north by St Mary's Church . Most of the church dates from the 19th century, but the Old Steeple was built around 1460.
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Tay Rail Bridge & Tay Road Bridge
At just over 2 miles long, the Tay Rail Bridge was the world's longest when it was built - it was completed in 1887 and replaced an earlier bridge whose stumps can be seen alongside. The original bridge collapsed during a storm in 1879, less than two years after it was built, taking a train and 75 lives along with it. The 1.5-mile Tay Road Bridge was opened in 1966.
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Verdant Works
This restored mill, complete with original machinery still in working condition, is an industrial museum specialising in recapturing Dundee's jute industry boom-time. Interaction exhibits and computer displays follow the raw material from its origins in India through to the finished product - whether it be for US pioneers' covered wagons, sacking or rope.
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