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At the Torry Battery, across the harbour, dolphins are often seen at the mouth of the river.\r\n\r\nAberdeen Art Gallery and the Maritime Museum are free. Street art from the Nuart festival covers walls across the centre.\r\n\r\nDunnottar Castle, a ruin on a cliff-top rock near Stonehaven, is half an hour south.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Marischal College | A granite giant\r\nFootdee | A fishing village in the city\r\nOld Aberdeen | King's College\r\nDunnottar Castle | On a cliff","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Aberdeen","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Aberdeen","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The beach, Footdee and Old Aberdeen are free. 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