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Top ten free attractions</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="background-auto bg-xxlight py-lg" id="summary"> <div class="container" data-test="content-block-article"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-7"> <div class="content-article"> <div class="user-content content-article__layout" data-test="content-block-article-body"> <div class="content-article__content-column"> <h2 data-test="content-block-article-heading"> 1. Executive summary </h2> <ul> <li>Total visits to Scottish attractions in 2023 recorded an increase of 17.2% when compared to 2022. Total visits recorded were 48,685,638.</li> <li>Visits to free Scottish attractions also saw an increase of 16.6% in 2023 compared to 2022 (30,605,269).</li> <li>Visits to paid Scottish attractions rose by 18.2% in 2023 compared to 2022 (18,080,369).</li> </ul> <p>漏 Moffat Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="background-auto bg-white py-lg" id="attractions"> <div class="container" data-test="content-block-article"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="content-article"> <div class="user-content content-article__layout" data-test="content-block-article-body"> <div class="content-article__content-column"> <h2 data-test="content-block-article-heading"> 2. Top ten paid attractions (2023) </h2> <div class="table-responsive"> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Paid attraction</td> <td>Visits in 2023</td> <td>Region</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edinburgh Castle</td> <td>1,904,723</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edinburgh Zoo</td> <td>618,719</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edinburgh Bus Tours</td> <td>605,881</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stirling Castle</td> <td>517,299</td> <td>Stirling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Urquhart Castle</td> <td>422,761</td> <td>Highlands</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Scotch Whisky Experience</td> <td>401,308</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Camera Obscura and World of Illusions</td> <td>376,470</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Royal Yacht Britannia</td> <td>361,175</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Glasgow Science Centre</td> <td>350,441</td> <td>Glasgow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Culzean Castle and Country Park</td> <td>291,674</td> <td>Ayrshire</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="content-article__content-column"> <h2>3. Top ten free attractions (2023)</h2> <div class="table-responsive"> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Free attraction</td> <td>Visits in 2023</td> <td>Region</td> </tr> <tr> <td>National Museum of Scotland</td> <td>2,186,841</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>National Galleries Scotland: National</td> <td>1,836,057</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>St Giles' Cathedral</td> <td>1.473,211</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum</td> <td>1,283,882</td> <td>Glasgow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Riverside Musuem</td> <td>1,184,160</td> <td>Glasgow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh</td> <td>1,041,391</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loch Lomond Shores</td> <td>1,032,442</td> <td>Argyll</td> </tr> <tr> <td>National War Musuem</td> <td>773,213</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Glenfinnan Monument</td> <td>540,853</td> <td>Highlands</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gallery of Modern Art</td> <td>510,936</td> <td>Glasgow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p>(Top 10 free admission attractions does not include country park attractions)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="background-auto bg-white py-lg" > <div class="container" data-test="content-block-article"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-7"> <div class="content-article"> <div class="user-content content-article__layout" data-test="content-block-article-body"> <div class="content-article__content-column"> <p>漏 Moffat Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="background-tartan py-lg"> <div class="container" data-test="page-related-documents"> <h2 class="h1 mb-4">Related links</h2> <div class="cards cards--x4"> <article class="card card--related-documents has-edit-button" data-test="component-card" aria-label="About our industry 50886860"> <div class="card__link js-clickProxy"> <div class="card__link__image" data-test="component-card-image"> <div class="card__link__image__background lazyload" data-bg="/binaries/content/gallery/dot-org/food-drink/a-distiller-working-at-a-gin-still-of-the-1881-distillery.jpg/a-distiller-working-at-a-gin-still-of-the-1881-distillery.jpg/bloat%3Amd"></div> <div class="card__link__image__overlay"></div> </div> <div class="card__link__content"> <h3 class="card__link__content__title" data-test="component-card-title"> <a href="/research-insights/about-our-industry"> About our industry </a> </h3> </div> <div class="card__link__footer" data-test="component-card-summary"> Research on various types of businesses within the tourism industry. 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