Aberdeen has long been famous for its 45 outstanding parks and gardens, and citywide floral displays which include two million roses, eleven million daffodils and three million crocuses. The city has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom 'Best City' award ten times, the overall Scotland in Bloom competition twenty times and the large city category every year since 1968. At one point after winning a period of nine years straight, Aberdeen was banned from the Britain in Bloom competition to give another city a chance. The city won the 2006 Scotland in Bloom "Best City" award along with the International Cities in Bloom award. The suburb of Dyce also won the Small Towns award. Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest city with an official population of 202,370.

Aboyne is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately 30 miles (48km) west of Aberdeen. It has a rugby club which plays on The Green. It also has a swimming pool, a golf course with 18 holes, all-weather tennis courts, and a bowling green. Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby.

Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. The place-name is thought to come from the Scots "auld ford"; its original position being on the banks of the Don. The "L" sound in the word has, over time, been dropped, and is silent.

Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at a height of 123m (700ft) in elevation, Ballater is a centre for hikers and is known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula. Ballater is a centre for tourism in Royal Deeside, the Cairngorm Mountains and Balmoral Castle being nearby. There are many walks wherever you venture out of the town. For the easy going walker, there is Craigendarroch, a small, peculiarly shaped hill that you can commence up immediately from the village. For the experienced walker, one can head up the prominent mountain, Lochnagar.

Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.

Banff and Macduff are neighbouring towns and former burghs in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Until 1975 Banff was the county town of Banffshire. Banff lies on the west bank, and Macduff on the east bank of the mouth of the River Deveron, around 25 miles west of Fraserburgh and 45 miles north of Aberdeen.

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an altitude of 339m(1100ft).

Dinnet is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands (despite the fact that it is well within the boundaries of present-day Aberdeenshire) and the Cairngorms National Park.

Ellon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan (pronounced eye-than) which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine.

Fraserburgh, called The Broch in Scots, is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the extreme Northeast corner, approximately 40 miles North of Aberdeen. It is the largest shellfish port in Europe and also a major white fish port and busy commercial harbour.

Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has a population of about 4000 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Huntly is well known for Huntly Castle, a beautiful castle overlooking The Gordon Schools. It also homes the famous Deans bakers which produce world-famous shortbread biscuits. In November 2007, Deans of Huntly opened their new visitor centre. Its neighbouring settlements include Keith and Rothiemay.

Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Scotland. It has about a population of 3,623 (2004).The name Kemnay is believed to originate from the Celtic words that mean bend and river due to the village location on the bend of the River Don.

Laurencekirk is a small town in the ancient county of Kincardineshire, modern county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was awarded the Charter Mark in 2003. The 2004 population is estimated at 1,950.

Peterhead is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 18,000. It is situated in Aberdeenshire, at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead, like Fraserburgh, first grew as a fishing port, and became the largest white fish port in Europe.  Although the industry is in decline, it is still important to the town.

Portsoy is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly in the county of Banffshire.
It is known for: its local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" (which is not marble, but rather serpentine),
its locally milled oatmeal which is sold around the world, its annual small boat festival. It also has a pottery, whose ceramics are noted for their delicate colourings.

Stonehaven is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants (9,577 in the 2001 census) on the northeast coast of Scotland. It is the county town of the historic county of Kincardineshire or The Mearns and the present day county of Aberdeenshire. It grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" ("old town"), and expanded inland from the Seaside.

Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above sea level. The town has a library, a sports centre and a swimming pool. An annual two-day agricultural show is held in Turriff called the "Turriff Show".