Some of the most unusual and fascinating museum collections in Scotland can be found in Perthshire.

An array of museums bring the area's history to life. Whether telling their stories through the eyes of local farmworkers, soldiers, clansmen or artists, each brings a new dimension to the distant and not-so-distant past.

Visit superb museums at:

• Alyth Museum, Alyth
• Bell's Blair Athol Distillery, Pitlochry
• Bell's Cherrybank Centre, Perth
• Black Watch Museum, Perth
• Blair Castle, Pitlochry
• Drummond Castle Gardens, Crieff
• Dupplin Castle, Perth
• Edradour Distillery, Pitlochry
• Glengoulandie Deer Park, by Aberfeldy
• Glenturret Distillery, Crieff
• Kinfauns Castle, near Perth
• Kinross House & Gardens, Kinross
• Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum, Blairgowrie
• Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth
• Perthshire Visitor Centre, Perth
• Scone Palace, Perth