Inverness

Dear Marci
It might be worth asking your daughter why she's chosen Inverness. It's very much a working town and 'capital of the Highlands' but I'd have thought there is little to detain tourists. There are Outlander sights in the vicinity I believe - although I've never watched Outlander, and there's the chance for dolphin spotting on the coast. You can also do day trips into the Highlands and see Loch Ness (perhaps including a boat trip) and Urquhart Castle, but I'd be struggling to find enough to do for 3 days if based in Inverness. Dornoch is a pretty enough town nearby, as are Nairn and Elgin.

Best wishes
Jacqui (Skyegirl)

I've been to Inverness twice. I used it as a base for day trips into the Highlands through orgnized tours. From there you can easily reach the Highlands, Isle of Skye, Culloden Battlefield, Glencoe, plenty of castles and a distillary or two. And, of course, you could always go searching for Nessie.

If your daughter's interests center on Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle, Clava Cairns, and/or whale watching on the Moray Firth, I'd suggest staying in Nairn instead of Inverness. It's a smaller town, not touristy but with a certain amount of charm. There are many B&Bs; I can recommend Tali Ayer.

Clava Cairns

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/clava-cairns/

would be top of my list followed by Fort George which really is an amazing military site (plus the chance to see dolphins).

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/fort-george/

To the north is Dunrobin Castle.

http://www.dunrobincastle.co.uk/

Don't miss the Clootie well on the Black Isle.

http://www.black-isle.info/Hidden-Black-Isle/The-Clootie-Well

Have a look at the Undiscovered Scotland website which has loads of ideas

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usmapindexes/northern.html

I'll echo the prior comment about Dunrobin Castle. It's an easy day trip with your car. A longer version of that day trip would have you also go up the northeast coast all the way to John O' Groats, stopping along the way for coastal hikes if that's of interest. John O' Groats is not worth much - 5 minutes is enough (it's commercial and tacky), but nearby are the Ducansby Head sea stacks and some lovely and dramatic coastal walks. Again, all the way up and back would be a very full day but we loved it. Inverness the town is actually charming as well as being an excellent jumping off point for other nearby adventures. Spend some time in the pubs downtown and there's a lovely path along the river also.

I really like Inverness. Yes, it's a working town and to me that is the appeal. It also has some wonderful restaurants and some great music. In terms of things to see and do the places mentioned already are great. But you can also get to Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle quite easily. You can also quite easily get down to the Cairngorm mountains. In Aviemore there is the Strathspey Railway It also not a long drive over to the west if you really want to see the western highlands. The drive to Ullapool is a little over an hour and is stunning. I love Ullapool.