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| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum was Scotland's busiest visitor attraction last year, according to VisitScotland. | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum was Scotland's busiest visitor attraction last year, according to VisitScotland. |
| More than 45 million visits were made to Scottish attractions in 2007, the organisation's figures showed. | More than 45 million visits were made to Scottish attractions in 2007, the organisation's figures showed. |
| The free Glasgow museum had 2.23 million visitors. Edinburgh Castle was the most popular paid attraction. | The free Glasgow museum had 2.23 million visitors. Edinburgh Castle was the most popular paid attraction. |
| Tourism Minister Jim Mather said: ¿These latest figures show that Scotland is continuing to draw in the crowds." | |
| He added: "We want to the show the world that the whole of Scotland has something to offer, and these figures show that this approach is beginning to pay off. | He added: "We want to the show the world that the whole of Scotland has something to offer, and these figures show that this approach is beginning to pay off. |
| "Visitors are demonstrating that they want to visit our biggest cities, as well as more remote parts of Scotland. " | "Visitors are demonstrating that they want to visit our biggest cities, as well as more remote parts of Scotland. " |
| Scotland has some of the best visitor attractions in the world Philip Riddle VisitScotland | Scotland has some of the best visitor attractions in the world Philip Riddle VisitScotland |
| The most-visited paid attraction for 2007 was Edinburgh Castle, recording more than 1.2 million visitors. | The most-visited paid attraction for 2007 was Edinburgh Castle, recording more than 1.2 million visitors. |
| It was followed by Edinburgh Zoo, with Edinburgh Bus Tours third. | It was followed by Edinburgh Zoo, with Edinburgh Bus Tours third. |
| The most-visited free attractions after Kelvingrove were the National Gallery of Scotland and the National Museum of Scotland. | The most-visited free attractions after Kelvingrove were the National Gallery of Scotland and the National Museum of Scotland. |
| Other attractions which performed well in 2007 included the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, which saw an increase in visitor numbers of 26.3%, and St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, which experienced an increase of 21.4%. | Other attractions which performed well in 2007 included the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, which saw an increase in visitor numbers of 26.3%, and St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, which experienced an increase of 21.4%. |
| The Falkirk Wheel also performed well, with an increase of 17.5% in visitors on the previous year. | The Falkirk Wheel also performed well, with an increase of 17.5% in visitors on the previous year. |
| Philip Riddle, chief executive of VisitScotland said: "Scotland has some of the best visitor attractions in the world, attracting millions of visitors from home and abroad each year. | Philip Riddle, chief executive of VisitScotland said: "Scotland has some of the best visitor attractions in the world, attracting millions of visitors from home and abroad each year. |
| "Visitor attractions are a crucial part of our tourism sector, and will play a significant role in helping the industry achieve its shared ambition of 50 per cent growth in tourism revenue by 2015." | "Visitor attractions are a crucial part of our tourism sector, and will play a significant role in helping the industry achieve its shared ambition of 50 per cent growth in tourism revenue by 2015." |