Best interactive tourist attraction

CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD VISITOR CENTRE, nr Inverness 0844 493 2159www.nts.org.uk/Culloden

New technology developed by Scottish firm Zolk-C is now being used to bring one of Scotland's bloodiest battles back to life. A satellite-triggered device allows visitors to experience the battlefield, where 1,300 men were killed during a conflict between Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobites and the Duke of Cumberland's forces in 1746, being re-enacted as they walk across the historic moor.

WITCHERY TOURS, Edinburgh, 0131-225 6745 www.witcherytours.com

Simple yet effective – walking around Edinburgh's old town after nightfall hearing true tales from Scotland's medieval past and meeting characters along the way from as far back as 1641. This is the most authentic interactive experience around.

SCOTCH WHISKY HERITAGE CENTRE, Castle Hill, Edinburgh, 0131-220 0441 www.whisky-heritage.co.uk

What better way to learn about the most iconic drink in Scottish culture than by climbing into a whisky barrel? This centre's whisky barrel ride takes you on a journey through the last 300 years of Scotch whisky history to meet the characters that shaped the industry.

OUR DYNAMIC EARTH, Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, 0131 550 7800 www.dynamicearth.co.uk

Interactivity is at the heart of Dynamic Earth. With 12 galleries exploring different environments and aspects of our planet, each with interactive elements including the chance to create your own earthquake and check the weather anywhere in the world, prepare to go on an incredible, educational journey.

CRUACHAN POWER STATION, Dalmally, Argyll, 01866 822 618 www.visitcruachan.co.uk

The world's first high-head reversible pumped storage hydro scheme is housed in a gigantic man-made cavern, high enough to house the Tower of London. Journey inside the heart of Ben Cruachan to see enormous turbines converting water power into electricity.