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On Stewartfield Way north of town, this park surrounds a 16-acre loch, and has a watersports centre, adventure playgrounds and cafe.
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50-m swimming pool with flumes and sauna. The building, opened in 1968 (pictured at head of this page) resembles Darth Vader surfacing.
Part of National Museums of Scotland, with museum, farmhouse and working farm. Open all year but wear wellies and other outdoor gear, and don't bring a dog. Your ticket is valid for a year.
Bizarre artificial salt rooms built by a Slovak family inside this educational building, each equipped with a halogenerator.
This community-maintained stretch of urban forest winds its way between industrial sites, up and over a manmade hill, and is known for its annual Halloween party.
This historic 18th-century stone bridge crossing the river Calder is part of a delightful walking trail, and spans one of only two routes connecting East Kilbride and nearby Hamilton. Barely 6ft wide, it frequently goes viral for videos of traffic jams caused by unwary drivers, and, it is jocularly suggested, has had 'more hits than the Beatles'.
The tallest point in East Kilbride and former site of Lickprivick Castle, marked by an OS trig point and offering views over the residential areas of the town.