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 South Side Museum is located in the Gray Room, and displays a range of artefacts from the industrial past of this area. There...

Adjacent to the Playfair Hall at the very heart of Edinburgh, this museum is dedicated to exploring and illustrating the scope of modern surgery and...

The Cockburn Museum of Geology is one of the museums that is owned and maintained by the prestigious and ancient University of Edinburgh. Dedicated...

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....

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...

This collection contains over a thousand items, including stringed instruments, woodwind, brass, percussion and associated artefacts that have been collected from across the world....

The University of Edinburgh Anatomy Museum is one of the most important collections of its type in Scotland and forms a research tool as well...

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...

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 Talbot Rice Gallery is the main public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh and is committed to showing a diverse range of exhibitions...

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

The National Museums of Scotland show Scotland to the World and the World to Scotland, through extensive collections built up over more than two centuries,...

The Royal Museum is a magnificent Victorian building which houses international collections of Decorative Arts, Science and Industry, Archaeology and the Natural World. Explore 36...

Greyfriars Bobby is the world-famous Skye Terrier who did not leave his masters grave for fourteen years. He and his master John Gray are buried...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Beltane is celebrated every year in the night before May Day on Calton Hill. Over 20,000 visitors go to greet Spring with this alternative famous...

Craigmillar Castle is a well preserved 15th and 16th Century old ruin. It is located about three miles south-east from Edinburgh city centre and very...

The largest library and the worlds most important study centre on the people of Scotland and the history of the great nation, this collection is...

Discover 1000 years of history in the heart of Edinburgh. Founded in the 1120’s, St. Giles’ was the church of John Knox during the reformation...

This four star visitor attraction opened in 1987 and explorers the tales around Nessie, the mystical Loch Ness Monster in over 17 languages. It presents...

The Scottish Parliament opened in the Holyrood Parliament in 2004. The building won eight international architecture awards, cost £400 million pounds and is situated opposite...

Located in Edinburgh, the Museum of Fire is operated by the local fire brigade. It gives visitors the chance to learn more about the...

Our ghostly evening walks have been a major attraction in Edinburgh since 1984, making us (in)famous throughout this world... and beyond! The tours are authoratively...

Underneath the Royal Mile lies this 5 star visitor attraction, dating back to the 1600s. It is the site of the historic remains of underground...

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...

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...

Edinburgh College of Art is one of the most prestigious institutions in the field of art teaching in the whole of the United Kingdom....

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 within the 17th Century Lady Stair’s House, the museum is dedicated to the loves and work of Scotland’s great literary figures, particularly Robert Burns...

Gladstone's Land is a typical Old Town tenement – how it was in the 17th Century. It is named after the merchant Thomas Gledstanes...

Are you brave enough to delve into the darkest chapters of history? Enjoy a unique feast of fun wtih history’s horrible bits. Real history, horror...

Many visitors to Edinburgh might never have had the opportunity to see the Edinburgh Tattoo which takes place in August each year so this year-round...

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...

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