Gardynes land from Dundee High street
 This house has recently undergone an extensive and costly facelift, and is now a backpackers hostel. It was built as a merchant's house around 1600, but archeological excavation has revealed that the site was occupied as early as the twelfth century. The present building (it is actually three buildings in one structure) is missing a storey, a possible result of destruction caused by the 1651 siege and occupation of the town by Cromwellian forces led by General Monk. The orangeish wash is believed to be the original colour of the building at the time of construction.
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Courtyard of Gardynes land
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St David's lodge close
 This picture was taken before restoration work was started on the complex of buildings earlier this year. This is probably the most important site of architectural history in Dundee city centre, and features as a centrepiece of the city centre tour.
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The Wishart Arch
 It served as one of the ten gates into Dundee and was known as the Cowgate port. The gate is named after George Wishart, the Protestant reformer whose execution in 1546 provided the spark for the Scottish Reformation and led directly to the assassination of Cardinal Beaton. Wishart is reputed to have preached from the top of the gate during a period of plague in Dundee in 1544, which saved it from demolition. However, it is probable that the present structure dates from some time following his death.
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The Howff looking west
 The Howff (which is an old Scots word for meeting place) was formerly the Greyfriars Monastory, but was destroyed by Dundee Protestant reformers in the 1540s. The site was gifted as a cemetery to Dundee by Mary Queen of Scots in 1564. The cemetery is considered as one of the most important early modern cemeteries in Scotland and the city centre tour includes a guided walk around the cemetery.
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Dundee town wall and Provost Riddoch's house
 A surviving piece of the Dundee town wall and Provost Riddoch's house. The wall is believed to date from the time the town was occupied by English forces in the sixteenth century. Provost Riddoch's house was designed by Samuel Bell, the town architect, in the late eighteenth century. Riddoch was one of the most colourful Provost's in the town's history. This site features on the city centre tour.
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St Mary's Steeple
 The steeple dates from around 1460 and was the site of one of the most dramatic and bloody events in Dundee 's long history. It lays claim to be the largest medieval parish kirk in Scotland . This site is a centre piece of the city centre tour.
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Dundee from the Law
 It is sometimes referred to as the Law Hill or locally as the ‘La Hull', which is like calling it the ‘hill hill' as Law means the same thing. The Law is actually the remaining plug of a dormant volcano which formed part of a vast field of volcanoes that stretched from the Sidlaws to Edinburgh and that were active around 300 million years ago. The panoramic views from the Law show Dundee and its hinterland to its best effect. The summit was the site of Pictish and Roman constructions but these have been wiped away as a result of modern building.
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Mains Castle
  Located in the northern suburbs of Dundee. The castle dates from the mid 1500's. The castle was once the property of the Graham's of Fintry. It subsequently passed to the Erskines, but was sold in 1913 to Sir James Caird, one of Dundee 's foremost ‘jute barons'.
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