Dundee was an important centre of the jute industry, and remains famous for the jute industry, that was Dundee's main industry in the 19th century, employing the majority of the population.
DC Thomson & Co.
Dundee-based DC Thomson & Co. is Britain's largest privately owned publishing group, publishing children's comics and magazines worldwide, including The Beano, The Dandy and Commando, as well as national newspaper, The Sunday Post.
Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee
An impressive architectural landmark situated on the waterfront, designed by world-renowned Japanese architects Kuma. It displays many Scottish Design Galleries and a changing programme of international exhibitions.
RRS Discovery
The RRS Discovery was the first ship to spend two years within the Antarctic circle, and was the main vessel of Robert Falcon Scott's first Antarctic expedition. The ship is maintained by the Dundee Heritage Trust and is berthed nearby at Discovery Point.
HMS Unicorn
The only British-built warship of its era to survive intact. 227 years old, she was launched in Chatham in 1824, and in 1998 she was placed in her permanent berth in Dundee's East Dock, where she remains open to the public.