Scotland has a history that dates back about 5,000 years, and the museums present to the public what has been discovered. The museum has things from the arts, history, religion, military, agriculture, automotive, technology, transportation, and other fields.
| Name | Town/City | Region | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Art Gallery | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Art |
| Aberdeen Arts Centre | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Art |
| Aberdeen Maritime Museum | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Maritime |
| Glover House | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Gordon Highlanders Museum | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Military |
| Marischal Museum | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Multiple |
| Provost Skene's House | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Stratosphere Science Centre | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Science |
| Tolbooth Museum | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Prison |
| University of Aberdeen Natural History Centre | Aberdeen | Aberdeen City & Shire | Natural history |
| Aberdeenshire Farming Museum | Mintlaw | Aberdeen City & Shire | Agriculture |
| Alford Heritage Centre | Alford | Aberdeen City & Shire | History |
| Alford Valley Railway | Alford | Aberdeen City & Shire | Railway |
| Arbuthnot Museum | Peterhead | Aberdeen City & Shire | Maritime |
| Balmoral Castle | Crathie | Aberdeen City & Shire | Multiple |
| Banchory Museum | Banchory | Aberdeen City & Shire | Local |
| Banff Museum | Banff | Aberdeen City & Shire | Local |
| Blairs Museum | Blairs | Aberdeen City & Shire | Religious |
| Braemar Castle | Braemar | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Brander Museum | Huntly | Aberdeen City & Shire | Local |
| Carnegie Inverurie Museum | Inverurie | Aberdeen City & Shire | Local |
| Corgarff Castle | Corgarff | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Craigievar Castle | Alford | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Crathes Castle | Banchory | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Delgatie Castle | Turriff | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Drum Castle | Drumoak | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Duff House | Banff | Aberdeen City & Shire | Multiple |
| Fraserburgh Heritage Centre | Fraserburgh | Aberdeen City & Shire | Maritime |
| Fordyce Joiner's Workshop and Visitor Centre | Fordyce | Aberdeen City & Shire | Technology |
| Fyvie Castle | Fyvie | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Garlogie Mill Power House | Garlogie | Aberdeen City & Shire | Industry |
| Grampian Transport Museum | Alford | Aberdeen City & Shire | Transportation |
| Haddo House | Tarves | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Huntly Castle | Huntly | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Insch Connection Museum | Insch | Aberdeen City & Shire | Railway |
| Little Treasures: Grampian Toy Museum | Kemnay | Aberdeen City & Shire | Toy |
| Maud Railway Station Museum | Maud | Aberdeen City & Shire | Railway |
| Museum of Scottish Lighthouses | Fraserburgh | Aberdeen City & Shire | Maritime |
| Peterhead Maritime Heritage Centre | Peterhead | Aberdeen City & Shire | Maritime |
| Sandhaven Meal Mill | Sandhaven | Aberdeen City & Shire | Mill |
| Stonehaven Tolbooth | Stonehaven | Aberdeen City & Shire | Local |
| Tolquhon Castle | Pitmedden | Aberdeen City & Shire | Historic house |
| Angus Folk Museum | Forfar | Angus & Dundee | Open air |
| Arbroath Abbey | Arbroath | Angus & Dundee | Religious |
| Arbroath Art Gallery | Arbroath | Angus & Dundee | Art |
| J M Barrie's Birthplace | Kirriemuir | Angus & Dundee | Historic house |
| Barry Mill | Barry | Angus & Dundee | Mill |
| Brechin Town House Museum | Brechin | Angus & Dundee | Local |
| Edzell Castle | Edzell | Angus & Dundee | Historic house |
| Glamis Castle | Glamis | Angus & Dundee | Historic house |
| Glenesk Folk Museum | Tarfside | Angus & Dundee | History |
| House of Dun | Montrose | Angus & Dundee | Historic house |
| Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum | Kirriemuir | Angus & Dundee | Local |
| Meffan Museum and Art Gallery | Forfar | Angus & Dundee | Local |
| Montrose Museum | Montrose | Angus & Dundee | Multiple |
| Pictavia Visitor Centre | Brechin | Angus & Dundee | History |
| Signal Tower Museum | Arbroath | Angus & Dundee | Local |
| St Vigeans Sculpture Stones | St Vigeans | Angus & Dundee | Archaeology |
| William Lamb Studio | Montrose | Angus & Dundee | Art |
| An Tobar | Tobermory | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Art |
| Auchindrain Township Open Air Museum | Auchindrain | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Open air |
| Bonawe Iron Furnace | Bonawe | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Industry |
| Bute Museum | Isle of Bute | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Campbeltown Heritage Centre | Campbeltown | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Castle House Museum | Dunoon | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Columba Centre | Iona | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Religious |
| Duart Castle | Isle of Mull | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Easdale Island Folk Museum | Easdale | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Hill House | Helensburgh | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Iona Abbey | Iona | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Religious |
| Iona Heritage Centre | Iona | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Inveraray Castle | Inveraray | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Inveraray Jail | Inveraray | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Prison |
| Inverarary Maritime Heritage Museum | Inveraray | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Maritime |
| Isle of Lismore Gaelic Museum | Isle of Lismore | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Kilmartin House Museum | Kilmartin | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Archaeology |
| Mount Stuart House | Isle of Bute | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Mull Museum | Tobermory | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Museum of Islay Life Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte, Islay | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Oban War and Peace Museum | Oban | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Ross Of Mull Historical Centre | Bunessan | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Sandaig Island Life Museum | Isle of Tiree | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Slate Islands Heritage Centre | Easdale | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Industry |
| Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum | Isle of Tiree | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Maritime |
| Strachur Smiddy Museum | Strachur | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | History |
| Torosay Castle | Isle of Mull | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Alloa Tower | Alloa | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Castle Campbell | Dollar | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Dollar Museum | Dollar | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Menstrie Castle | Menstrie | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Annan Museum | Annan | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| Broughton House and Garden | Kirkcudbright | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Caerlaverock Castle | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house | |
| Castle Douglas Art Gallery | Castle Douglas | Dumfries and Galloway | Art |
| Castle of St. John | Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway | History |
| Creetown Gem Rock Museum | Creetown | Dumfries and Galloway | Natural history |
| Devil's Porridge Exhibition | Eastriggs | Dumfries and Galloway | Military |
| Drumlanrig Castle | Thornhill | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Dumfries Museum | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Transportation |
| Ellisland Farm | Auldgirth | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Galloway Hydros Visitor Centre | Tongland | Dumfries and Galloway | Science |
| Gracefield Arts Centre | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Art |
| John Paul Jones Cottage Museum | Kirkbean | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Mull of Galloway Lighthouse | Mull of Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway | Maritime |
| Museum of Lead Mining | Wanlockhead | Dumfries and Galloway | Mining |
| National Museum of Costume | New Abbey | Dumfries and Galloway | Textile |
| Old Bridge House Museum | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Robert Burns Centre | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Biographical |
| Robert Burns House | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum | Sanquhar | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| Savings Banks Museum | Ruthwell | Dumfries and Galloway | Monetary |
| Stewartry Museum | Kirkcudbright | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| Stranraer Museum | Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| The Museum, Newton Stewart | Newton Stewart | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace | Ecclefechan | Dumfries and Galloway | Historic house |
| Tolbooth Art Centre | Kirkcudbright | Dumfries and Galloway | Art |
| Whithorn Priory and Museum | Whithorn | Dumfries and Galloway | Religious |
| Whithorn Story Visitor Centre | Whithorn | Dumfries and Galloway | Archaeology |
| Wigtown County Buildings | Wigtown | Dumfries and Galloway | Local |
| Broughty Castle | Broughty Ferry | Angus & Dundee | Local |
| Discovery Point | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Maritime |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Art |
| HMS Unicorn | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Maritime |
| McManus Galleries | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Multiple |
| Mills Observatory | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Science |
| Sensation Science Centre | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Science |
| Verdant Works | Dundee | Angus & Dundee | Industry |
| Baird Museum | Cumnock | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Boswell Museum & Mausoleum | Auchinleck | Ayrshire and Arran | Biographical |
| Burns House, Mauchline | Mauchline | Ayrshire and Arran | Biographical |
| Dean Castle | Kilmarnock | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Dick Institute | Kilmarnock | Ayrshire and Arran | Multiple |
| Doon Valley Museum | Dalmellington | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Dumfries House | Cumnock | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Scottish Industrial Railway Centre | Patna | Ayrshire and Arran | Railway |
| Auld Kirk Museum | Kirkintilloch | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| Lillie Art Gallery | Milngavie | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Athelstaneford Parish Church and Flag Heritage Centre | Athelstaneford | Edinburgh and Lothians | Multiple |
| Dirleton Castle | Dirleton | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Dunbar Town House Museum | Dunbar | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| Gosford House | Longniddry | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| John Gray Centre | Haddington | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| John Muir's Birthplace | Dunbar | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Lennoxlove House | Haddington | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Musselburgh Doll Museum | Musselburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Toy |
| Musselburgh Museum | Musselburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| Myreton Motor Museum | Aberlady | Edinburgh and Lothians | Transportation |
| National Museum of Flight | East Fortune | Edinburgh and Lothians | Transportation |
| Newhailes | Musselburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Preston Mill | East Linton | Edinburgh and Lothians | Mill |
| Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum | Prestongrange | Edinburgh and Lothians | Industry |
| Tantallon Castle | North Berwick | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| City Art Centre, Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Craigmillar Community Arts | Craigmillar | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Dalmeny House | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Dean Gallery | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Edinburgh Castle | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Multiple |
| Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery | Longstone | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Fruitmarket Gallery | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Georgian House | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Gladstone's Land | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Holyrood Palace | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Hopetoun House | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| John Knox House | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Lauriston Castle | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh) | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Toy |
| Museum of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| Museum on the Mound | Edinburgh | Monetary | |
| National Gallery of Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| National Library of Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Library |
| National Museum of Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Multiple |
| National War Museum of Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Military |
| No 28 Charlotte Square | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Our Dynamic Earth | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Science |
| People's Story | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Queensferry Museum | South Queensferry | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| Royal Museum of Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Multiple |
| Royal Scottish Academy Building | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Royal Yacht Britannia | Leith | Edinburgh and Lothians | Maritime |
| Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Scottish National Portrait Gallery | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Surgeons' Hall Museum | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Medical |
| Talbot Rice Gallery | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Art |
| Water of Leith | Longstone | Edinburgh and Lothians | Natural history |
| Writers' Museum | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and Lothians | Literary |
| Birkhill Fireclay Mine | Bo'ness | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Mining |
| Blackness Castle | Blackness | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Callendar House and Park Gallery | Falkirk | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Multiple |
| Grangemouth Museum | Grangemouth | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Kinneil House | Bo'ness | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Kinneil Museum | Bo'ness | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Abbot House Heritage Centre | Dunfermline | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Aberdour Castle | Aberdour | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum | Dunfermline | Kingdom of Fife | Multiple |
| Bell Pettigrew Museum | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Natural history |
| British Golf Museum | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Sports |
| Buckhaven Museum | Buckhaven | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Burntisland Heritage Centre | Burntisland | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Burntisland Museum | Burntisland | Kingdom of Fife | Amusement |
| Crail Museum & Heritage Centre | Crail | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Culross Palace | Culross | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline | Kingdom of Fife | Religious |
| Dunfermline Museum & Art Gallery | Dunfermline | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Dunfermline Palace | Dunfermline | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Falkland Palace | Falkland | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Fife Folk Museum | Ceres | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Gateway Galleries | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Art |
| Harbourmaster's House | Dysart | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Hill of Tarvit | Cupar | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Inchcolm Abbey | Inchcolm | Kingdom of Fife | Religious |
| John McDouall Stuart Museum | Dysart | Kingdom of Fife | Biographical |
| Kellie Castle | Arncroach | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery | Kirkcaldy | Kingdom of Fife | Art |
| Laing Museum | Newburgh | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Methil Heritage Centre | Methil | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| Museum of Communications, Scotland | Burntisland | Kingdom of Fife | Technology |
| Museum of the University of St Andrews | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Multiple |
| Pittencrieff House Museum | Dunfermline | Kingdom of Fife | Natural history |
| Scotland's Secret Bunker | Anstruther | Kingdom of Fife | Military |
| Scottish Fisheries Museum | Anstruther | Kingdom of Fife | Maritime |
| Scottish Vintage Bus Museum | Lathalmond | Kingdom of Fife | Transportation |
| St Andrew's Cathedral | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Religious |
| St Andrews Castle | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Historic house |
| St Andrews Museum | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| St Andrews Trust Museum | St Andrews | Kingdom of Fife | Local |
| St Monans Windmill | St Monans | Kingdom of Fife | Mill |
| 602 Squadron Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Military |
| Burrell Collection | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| CCA Glasgow | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Fossil Grove | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Natural history |
| Gallery of Modern Art | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Glasgow Police Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Law enforcement |
| Glasgow Print Studio | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Glasgow School of Art | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Glasgow Science Centre | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Science |
| Holmwood House | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| House for an Art Lover | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Multiple |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Multiple |
| The Lighthouse Glasgow | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| National Piping Center - Museum of Piping | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Music |
| People's Palace | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | History |
| Pollok House | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| Provand's Lordship | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| Riverside Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Transportation |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Military |
| Scotland Street School Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Education |
| Scottish Football Museum | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Sports |
| Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Maritime |
| Tenement House (Glasgow) | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| Tramway | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Trongate 103 | Glasgow | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Art |
| Applecross Heritage Centre | Applecross | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local |
| Ardnamurchan Lighthouse | Ardnamurchan | The Highlands - Lochaber | Multiple |
| Brora Heritage Centre | Brora | The Highlands - Sutherland | Local |
| Caithness Broch Centre | Auckengill | The Highlands - Caithness | Archaeology |
| Caithness Horizons | Thurso | The Highlands - Caithness | Local |
| Castle Leod | Strathpeffer | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Historic house |
| Castle of Mey | John o' Groats | The Highlands - Caithness | Historic house |
| Castlehill Heritage Centre | Castletown | The Highlands - Caithness | Local |
| Cawdor Castle | Cawdor | The Highlands - Nairn | Historic house |
| Clan Cameron Museum | Achnacarry | The Highlands - Lochaber | Ethnic |
| Clan Gunn Heritage Centre | Latheron | The Highlands - Caithness | Ethnic |
| Clan Macpherson Museum | Newtonmore | The Highlands - Badenoch and Strathspey | Ethnic |
| Colbost Croft Museum | Colbost | The Highlands - Skye and Lochalsh | Historic house |
| Commando Museum | Spean Bridge | The Highlands - Lochaber | Military |
| Cromarty Courthouse Museum | Cromarty | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local |
| Culloden Battlefield | Culloden | The Highlands - Inverness | Military |
| Dingwall Museum | Dingwall | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local |
| Dornoch Historylinks Museum | Dornoch | The Highlands - Sutherland | Local |
| Dunbeath Heritage Centre | Dunbeath | The Highlands - Caithness | Local |
| Dunrobin Castle | Golspie | The Highlands - Sutherland | Historic house |
| Dunvegan Castle | Dunvegan | The Highlands - Skye and Lochalsh | Historic house |
| Ferrycroft Visitor Centre | Lairg | The Highlands - Sutherland | Local |
| Fort George | Ardersier | The Highlands | Military |
| Gairloch Heritage Museum | Gairloch | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local |
| Giant MacAskill Museum | Dunvegan | The Highlands - Skye and Lochalsh | Biographical |
| Glencoe Folk Museum | Glencoe | The Highlands - Lochaber | Local |
| Glendale Toy Museum | Glendale | The Highlands - Skye and Lochalsh | Toy |
| Glenfinnan Station Museum | Glenfinnan | The Highlands - Lochaber | Railway |
| Glengarry Heritage Centre | Invergarry | The Highlands - Inverness | Local |
| Grantown Museum | Grantown-on-Spey | The Highlands - Badenoch and Strathspey | Local |
| Groam House Museum | Rosemarkie | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Multiple |
| Highland Folk Museum | Newtonmore | The Highlands - Badenoch and Strathspey | Living |
| Highland Museum of Childhood | Strathpeffer | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Toys |
| Highlanders Museum | Ardersier | The Highlands - Nairn | Military |
| Hugh Miller's House | Cromarty | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Historic house |
| Inverness Museum & Art Gallery | Inverness | The Highlands - Inverness | Multiple |
| Iona Gallery | Kingussie | The Highlands - Badenoch and Strathspey | Art |
| Laidhay Croft Museum | Dunbeath | The Highlands - Caithness | Historic house |
| Land, Sea and Islands Centre | Arisaig | The Highlands - Lochaber | Local |
| Last House Museum | John o' Groats | The Highlands - Caithness | Local |
| Lyth Arts Centre | Wick | The Highlands - Caithness | Art |
| MacCrimmon Piping Heritage Centre | Borreraig | The Highlands - Sutherland | Multiple |
| Mallaig Heritage Centre | Mallaig | The Highlands - Lochaber | Local |
| Mary Anne's Cottage | West Dunnet | The Highlands - Caithness | Historic house |
| Museum of the Isles | Armadale | The Highlands - Skye and Lochalsh | Ethnic |
| Nairn Museum | Nairn | The Highlands - Nairn | Local |
| Orcadian Stone | Golspie | The Highlands - Sutherland | Natural history |
| Seadrift Centre | Dunnet | The Highlands - Caithness | Natural history |
| Skye Museum of Island Life | Duntulm | The Highlands - Skye and Lochalsh | Open air |
| St Fergus Gallery | Wick | The Highlands - Caithness | Art |
| Strathnaver Museum | Bettyhill | The Highlands - Sutherland | Local |
| Strathspey Railway | The Highlands | Railway | |
| Swanson Gallery | Thurso | The Highlands - Caithness | Art |
| Tain & District Museum | Tain | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local history |
| Tarbat Discovery Centre | Portmahomack | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local |
| Timespan Museum and Arts Centre | Helmsdale | The Highlands - Sutherland | Multiple |
| Treasures of the Earth | Corpach | The Highlands - Lochaber | Natural history |
| Ullapool Museum | The Highlands - Ross and Cromarty | Local | |
| Urquhart Castle | Drumnadrochit | The Highlands - Inverness | Historic house |
| Waterlines Visitor Centre | Lybster | The Highlands - Caithness | Maritime |
| West Highland Museum | Fort William | The Highlands - Lochaber | Local |
| Wick Heritage Centre | Wick | The Highlands - Caithness | Multiple |
| McLean Museum and Art Gallery | Greenock | Multiple | |
| Newark Castle | Port Glasgow | Historic house | |
| Arniston House | Temple | Historic house | |
| Scottish Mining Museum | Newtongrange | Mining | |
| Vogrie House | Vogrie Country Park | Historic house | |
| Ballindalloch Castle | Craigellachie | The Highlands | Historic house |
| Brodie Castle | Forres | The Highlands | Historic house |
| Buckie & District Heritage Centre | Buckie | The Highlands | Local |
| Burghead Visitor Centre | Burghead | The Highlands | Local |
| Elgin Museum (Moray) | Elgin | The Highlands | Multiple |
| Falconer Museum | Forres | The Highlands | Local |
| Findhorn Heritage Centre & Icehouse | Findhorn | The Highlands | Multiple |
| Fochabers Folk Museum | Fochabers | The Highlands | Local |
| Lossiemouth Fisheries & Community Museum | Lossiemouth | The Highlands | Local |
| Moray Art Centre | Findhorn | The Highlands | Art |
| Moray Motor Museum | Elgin | The Highlands | Automotive |
| River Findhorn Heritage Centre | Forres | The Highlands | Multiple |
| Tomintoul Museum | Tomintoul | The Highlands | Local |
| Brodick Castle | Brodick | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Isle of Arran Heritage Museum | Brodick | Ayrshire and Arran | Open air |
| Irvine Burns Museum | Irvine | Ayrshire and Arran | Biographical |
| Kilwinning Abbey Tower | Kilwinning | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Largs Museum | Largs | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Mother Lodge of Scotland Museum | Ayrshire and Arran | Masonic | |
| Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume | Kilwinning | Ayrshire and Arran | Multiple |
| Museum of the Cumbraes | Millport | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| North Ayrshire Museum | Saltcoats | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Robertson Museum and Aquarium | Millport | Ayrshire and Arran | Natural history |
| Scottish Maritime Museum | Irvine | Ayrshire and Arran | Maritime |
| Vennel Gallery | Irvine | Ayrshire and Arran | Art |
| Vikingar | Largs | Ayrshire and Arran | History |
| West Kilbride Museum | West Kilbride | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Cumbernauld Museum | Cumbernauld | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| Kilsyth's Heritage | Kilsyth | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre | Motherwell | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life | Motherwell | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Industry |
| Barony Mills | Birsay | Orkney | Mill |
| Bishop's Palace | Kirkwall | Orkney | Historic house |
| Broch of Gurness | Mainland | Orkney | Archaeology |
| Corrigall Farm Museum | Harray | Orkney | Agriculture |
| Earl's Palace | Kirkwall | Orkney | Historic house |
| Hackness Martello Tower and Battery | South Walls | Orkney | Military |
| Kirbuster Farm Museum | Birsay | Orkney | Historic house |
| Maeshowe Chambered Cairn | South Walls | Orkney | Archaeology |
| Orkney Museum | Kirkwall | Orkney | Local |
| Orkney Wireless Museum | Kirkwall | Orkney | Technology |
| Pier Art Gallery | Stromness | Orkney | Art |
| Scapa Flow Visitor Centre | Lyness | Orkney | Military |
| Skaill House | Sandwick | Orkney | Historic house |
| Skara Brae | Bay of Skaill | Orkney | Archaeology |
| Stromness Museum | Stromness | Orkney | Multiple |
| Alyth Museum | Alyth | Perthshire | Local |
| Atholl Country Life Museum | Blair Atholl | Perthshire | Local |
| Atholl Palace Museum | Pitlochry | Perthshire | Medical |
| Black Watch Regimental Museum | Perth | Perthshire | Military |
| Birnam Arts & Conference Centre | Dunkeld | Perthshire | Multiple |
| Blair Castle | Blair Atholl | Perthshire | Historic house |
| Castle Menzies | Weem | Perthshire | Historic house |
| Clan Donnachaidh Museum | Blair Atholl | Perthshire | Ethnic |
| Dunkeld Cathedral | Dunkeld | Perthshire | Religious |
| Elcho Castle | Perthshire | Historic house | |
| Fergusson Gallery | Perth | Perthshire | Art |
| Huntingtower Castle | Huntingtower | Perthshire | Historic house |
| Loch Leven Castle | Perthshire | Historic house | |
| Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum | Meigle | Perthshire | Religious |
| Michael Bruce Museum | Kinnesswood | Perthshire | Historic house |
| Museum of Abernethy | Abernethy | Perthshire | Local |
| Perth Museum and Art Gallery | Perth | Perthshire | Multiple |
| Scone Palace | Scone | Perthshire | Historic house |
| Scottish Crannog Centre | Kenmore | Perthshire | Archaeology |
| Coats Observatory | Paisley | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Science |
| Paisley Museum | Paisley | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Multiple |
| Renfrew Museum | Renfrew | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| Scottish Maritime Museum | Braehead | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Maritime |
| Sma Shot Cottages | Paisley | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Industry |
| Thread Mill Museum | Paisley | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Industry |
| Weaver's Cottage, Renfrewshire | Kilbarchan | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Industry |
| Borders Textile Towerhouse | Hawick | Scottish Borders | Textile |
| Coldstream Museum | Coldstream | Scottish Borders | Local |
| Duns Exhibition Room | Duns | Scottish Borders | Local |
| Eyemouth Museum | Eyemouth | Scottish Borders | Local |
| Halliwell's House Museum | Selkirk | Scottish Borders | Multiple |
| Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre | Ancrum | Scottish Borders | Multiple |
| Hawick Museum | Hawick | Scottish Borders | Multiple |
| Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum | Jedburgh | Scottish Borders | Prison |
| Jim Clark Room | Duns | Scottish Borders | Sports |
| John Buchan Centre | Broughton | Scottish Borders | Biographical |
| Mary Queen of Scots' Visitor Centre | Jedburgh | Scottish Borders | Biographical |
| Melrose Abbey | Melrose | Scottish Borders | Religious |
| Old Gala House | Galashiels | Scottish Borders | Local |
| Paxton House | Paxton | Scottish Borders | Historic house |
| Robert Smail's Printing Works | Innerleithen | Scottish Borders | Media |
| St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre | Innerleithen | Scottish Borders | Local |
| Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom | Selkirk | Scottish Borders | Local |
| Thirlestane Castle | Lauder | Scottish Borders | Historic house |
| Trimontium Heritage Centre | Melrose | Scottish Borders | Archaeology |
| Tweeddale Museum and Gallery | Peebles | Scottish Borders | Multiple |
| Whitrope Heritage Centre | Hermitage | Scottish Borders | Railway |
| World of Boats | Eyemouth | Scottish Borders | Maritime |
| Bayanne House | Yell | Shetland | Local |
| Böd of Gremista | Lerwick | Shetland | Maritime |
| Bressay Heritage Centre | Bressay | Shetland | Local |
| The Cabin Museum, Shetland | Vidlin | Shetland | Military |
| Croft House Museum | Boddam | Shetland | Historic house |
| Fetlar Interpretive Centre | Fetlar | Shetland | Local |
| George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum | Fair Isle | Shetland | Multiple |
| Hoswick Visitor Centre | Hoswick | Shetland | Local |
| Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement | Sumburgh | Shetland | Archaeology |
| Old Haa Museum | Burravoe | Shetland | Local |
| Old Scatness | Dunrossness | Shetland | Archaeology |
| Quendale Water Mill | Dunrossness | Shetland | Mill |
| Scalloway Museum | Scalloway | Shetland | Local |
| Shetland Museum | Lerwick | Shetland | Local |
| Tangwick Haa Museum | Tangwick | Shetland | Local |
| Unst Boat Haven | Unst | Shetland | Maritime |
| Unst Heritage Centre | Unst | Shetland | Local |
| Weisdale Mill | Weisdale | Shetland | Art |
| Bachelors Club | Tarbolton | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Burns Cottage | Alloway | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Burns National Heritage Park | Alloway | Ayrshire and Arran | Biographical |
| Blairquhan Castle | Maybole | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Crossraguel Abbey | Maybole | Ayrshire and Arran | Religious |
| Culzean Castle | Maybole | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Dundonald Castle | Dundonald | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Maclaurin Art Gallery | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran | Art |
| McKechnie Institute | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran | Local |
| Rozelle House Galleries | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran | Art |
| Souter Johnnie's Cottage | Kirkoswald | Ayrshire and Arran | Historic house |
| Tam O'Shanter Experience | Alloway | Ayrshire and Arran | Literary |
| Biggar Gasworks | Biggar | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Industry |
| Bothwell Castle | Bothwell | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| Brownsbank Cottage | Biggar | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| David Livingstone Centre | Blantyre | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Biographical |
| Discover Carmichael Centre | Carmichael | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Wax |
| Gladstone Court | Biggar | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | History |
| Greenhill Covenanters' House | Biggar | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| Hunter House Museum | East Kilbride | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Historic house |
| John Hastie Museum | Strathaven | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| Lanark Museum | Lanark | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Local |
| Low Parks Museum | Hamilton | Local | |
| Moat Park Heritage Centre | Biggar | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Multiple |
| National Museum of Rural Life | East Kilbride | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Agriculture |
| New Lanark | New Lanark | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley | Open air |
| Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum | Stirling | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Military |
| Argyll's Lodging | Stirling | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Bannockburn Heritage Centre | Cambuskenneth | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Religious |
| Cambuskenneth Abbey | Cambuskenneth | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Religious |
| Doune Castle | Doune | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Dunblane Museum | Dunblane | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Inchmahome Priory | Inchmahome | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Religious |
| Moirlanich Longhouse | Killin | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| National Wallace Monument | Stirling | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | History |
| Stirling Castle | Stirling | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Historic house |
| Stirling Old Town Jail | Stirling | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Prison |
| Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery | Stirling | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Multiple |
| Backdoor Gallery | Dalmuir | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Art |
| Clydebank Museum | Clydebank | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Motoring Heritage Centre | Alexandria | Automotive | |
| Scottish Maritime Museum | Dumbarton | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Maritime |
| Titan Clydebank | Clydebank | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Technology |
| Almond Valley Heritage Centre | Livingston | Edinburgh and Lothians | Multiple |
| Bennie Museum | Bathgate | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| Cairnpapple Hill | Linlithgow | Edinburgh and Lothians | Archaeology |
| House of the Binns | Linlithgow | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Linlithgow Canal Centre | Linlithgow | Edinburgh and Lothians | Transportation |
| Linlithgow Palace | Linlithgow | Edinburgh and Lothians | Historic house |
| Linlithgow Story | Linlithgow | Edinburgh and Lothians | Local |
| An Lanntair | Stornaway | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Art |
| Museum nan Eilean | Stornaway | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Local |
| Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre | Lochmaddy | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs | Multiple |
