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Regional history from earliest times through Jacobites and Victorians to the present.
The West Highland Museum tells the story of the Scottish Highlands and the Islands. It aims to cover every aspect of West Highland history, including that of Fort William, where it is located in a listed building in the centre of the town. It also hosts other exhibits for archaeology and wildlife.
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Independent cinema and café bar with two cinema theatres, and café bar seating up to 84.
Indoor climbing (roped) and bouldering (unroped) walls in an old church.
A ruined medieval castle built in the 1270s, and patched up but little altered since. It comprises a quadrangular courtyard, 31 m by 27 m, surrounded by a sturdy curtain wall with round towers at each corner. The largest, Comyn Tower, was the castle keep. The three sides not facing the river were protected by a water-filled ditch, and both entrances were defended by a portcullis. The ruins are unstable and fenced off for safety.
Small geology museum and shop, with a collection of crystals, gemstones and fossils.
Nevis Range ski resort is on Aonach Mor, the mountain just north of Ben Nevis. From the car park (£5 / day) take the gondola to "Snowgoose" at 650 m. Chairlifts and tows lead to the summit plateau around 1221 m, with most pistes along this stretch. Just east are some hairy steep descents. Weather and snow conditions are highly variable, always check ahead on the resort website.