I wasn’t all that impressed with Dundee — but stayed here one night as a jumping off point for nearby St Andrews.  

With the decline of traditional industry (raw wool, whaling, shipbuilding, etc.), a £1 billion master plan to regenerate Dundee Waterfront is expected to last for a 30-year period between 2001 and 2031.

In 2015 The Wall Street Journal ranked Dundee at number 5 on its “Worldwide Hot Destinations” list for 2018.

… I’m not sure why. 

To me it felt a small city in decline.  Many shops vacant.  

There are some grand historic buildings.

On the other hand, tourist pedestrian streets downtown are great.  And it has excellent train and bus connections. 

My highlight was climbing up to the Dundee Law, the highest point in the city.  A large war memorial at its summit.