Dundee named in ‘must-see’ destinations list

City included in top 19 places to visit by National Geographic magazine

Dundee has been named in a list of the top 19 “must see” places to visit in the world by a leading travel magazine.

National Geographic Traveller has placed the City of Discovery next to Hong Kong, Corsica, Uganda, Indonesia, Pittsburgh and Antarctica in its line-up of places to go in 2019.

Dundee comes in at 15 on the “cool list” – which cites the city’s regeneration, the V&A and the RRS Discovery as reasons to make the journey to Tayside.

The article hails the city’s “new-found confidence”, adding: “Being chosen as the only city outside of London to house a V&A museum has created a new kind of swagger for Dundonians – and there’s more transformation to come.

“Main attractions: The £1bn redevelopment of the waterfront is still ongoing, but its crown jewel – the V&A, which opened in late-2018 – is in place.

“The project has also brought new restaurants, bars and a new railway station building to a part of town that had been in decline for decades.

“A few minutes’ walk away you’ll also find Robert Falcon Scott’s Antarctic exploration vessel, the RRS Discovery, which was built here in 1900.”

The “don’t miss” selection for the city is the V&A’S Scottish Design Galleries.

National Geographic Traveller is one of the UK’S top travel publications and has a readership of 150,000 and circulation of 58,242.

It is the latest in a growing list of top global publications to recommend the city to tourists.

The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Lonely Planet, Bloomberg, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller and the Los Angeles Times are among those to name Dundee as a go-to place for visitors.

BLAIR DINGWALL

The city was ranked in 15th place in the magazine’s “cool list”.