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