This museum celebrates a long and fascinating history of this community and the people that live in it and have helped to make it what...

The Royal Palace of Falkland was the country residence of the Stuart kings and queens when they hunted deer and wild boar in the Fife...

Methil is a small community in Fife in Scotland, and this centre was established in order to collate the numerous artefacts and documents that exist...

Buckhaven Museum is the main place of research for anyone who wants to learn more about this community. The small museum has been built...

Located close to Kinross in the beautiful Perthshire countryside, Burleigh Castle dates from the 15th and the 16th Century. The castle is overseen by...

This museum and trust was established in order to bring together and preserve a great deal of artefacts that relate to the communications industry....

Burntisland Museum is located in the Fife region of Scotland, and this small museum is situated at the heart of the town. The contents...

Managed by Historic Scotland, this beautiful castle complex is home to an array of buildings that date from the 12th Century to the 18th Century....

Visitors have the opportunity to see what life was really like for The Royal Family and crew on board The Royal Yacht Britannia. From the...

Edinburgh’s harbour area has always been an important part of Scotland’s capital. Recently renovated it is now a haven from the bustle of the city...

The people of this area have a fascinating story to be told that is explored in this museum. Focussing mainly on the social history...

What was it like to live in the tightly-knit fishing community at Newhaven, earning a living as a fish wife or as a fisherman braving...

The Museum on the Mound documents the history of Scotland's first and oldest bank. The exhibition also includes information on the building's architecture, the Union...

The Scottish Printing Archival Trust was founded in 1998 with the aims of recording and researching materials that are related to the printing industry in...

The Edinburgh International Science Festival is held in April each year and it is one of the most exciting festivals of its kind in the...

The official Scottish residence of Her Majesty the Queen is based in the huge public Holyrood Park at the end of the Royal Mile, opposite...

The Queen's Gallery is a purpose-built modern art gallery and museum in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School....

The print makers gallery and workshop is a unique chance for visitors to the area to see an old traditional art form and industry at...

Located at the very heart of Edinburgh, this world-class gallery brings together some of the most important photography by Scottish artists and relating to Scotland....

Perched high on Calton Hill, at the east end of the city centre, sits the monument to Admiral Lord Nelson’s Victory, and death at the...

The Scottish Poetry Library was founded in 1984 and has in a relatively short time amassed an incredible collection of poetic works from many hundreds...

Our Dynamic Earth is a fantastic journey of discovery through the story of our planet. Travel back in time and witness the big bang from...

The People’s Story uses oral history, reminiscence and written sources to tell the story of the lives, work and leisure of the ordinary people of...

The museum features unusual, obscure and rare instruments such as a Spanish bugle, a Contrabass serpent, a Bullroarer, Pocket violins, Snake charmers, Didjeridu and Hurdy-gurdies....

Inverleith House Gallery is located in Edinburgh , and represents one of many fine art institutions that make up this first class city of culture....

Explore nearly 30 hectares of wonderfully landscaped grounds and 11 glasshouses, which includes Britain’s tallest Palm House. It’s a great place to visit on a...

John Knox House is part of the Scottish Storytelling Centre. It is the oldest “Royal Mile Mansion”, dating back to 1472, and was the final...

The Cockburn Association is located at the heart of the beautiful and historic capital of Scotland. It acts in a twin role as a...

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated in the heart of the New Town on Queen Street. It provides a unique visual history of...

Once described as the “Noisiest museum of the world”, the Museum of Childhood is a treasure house, crammed full of objects telling of childhood past...

The Brass Rubbing Centre occupies Trinity Apse, the sole surviving fragment of the 15th Century Trinity College church and hospital. The original Trinity church was...

This beautiful piece of architecture is sadly not complete, and today forms a ruined abbey in the great Scottish capital. The ruins are thought...

This collection was assembled by Raymond Russell between 1922 and 1964, and given to the University of Edinburgh by his mother after his death....

The Granton Centre for Art is a purpose built structure designed to house paintings, drawings and sculptures from the Scottish national art collections. Completed...

Recognised as one of the leading contemporary art spaces in Scotland, the Fruitmarket Gallery is committed to presenting international and Scottish artists in a light...

Located in the heart of Edinburgh, with six exhibition galleries, the City Art Centre is both home to the city of Edinburgh’s outstanding collection of...

This specialist photographic centre was opened in 1977 and is now recognised as one of Scotland’s leading centres for the researching, production and exhibition of...

Haunted underground locations, dramatic ghost tours, candlelit vaults, fascinating history walks - no visit to Edinburgh would be complete without taking a Mercat tour! Every...

Arthur’s Seat dominates the Edinburgh skyline and can be seen here rising behind Calton Hill. Located in Holyrood Park, it can be climbed in an...

The Scott Monument opened in August 1846, and in the years since then millions of people have climbed the 200 foot structure to admire it’s...