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Edinburgh Castle |
Edinburgh Castle is at the heart of the Scottish capital. An ancient stronghold perched on top the craggy remains of an extinct volcano, it was probably an important fortification since the Iron Age... |
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Calton Hill |
Calton Hill is one of Edinburgh's main hills, set right in the city centre. It is unmistakable with its Athenian acropolis poking above the skyline. |
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Edinburgh Fringe Shop and Box Office |
Located just down the Royal Mile from St. Giles cathedral and the City Chambers. |
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West Princes Street Gardens |
West Princes Street Gardens is the larger of the two tracts of green space (the other being East Princes Street Gardens) that run parallel to Princes Street in the heart of the city. The gardens were... |
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National Museum of Scotland |
The National Museum of Scotland re-opened on 29th July 2011, following a £47.4 million refurbishment of the Victorian building. |
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Scottish National Gallery |
The Scottish National Gallery (aka National Gallery of Scotland, National Gallery Complex) incorporates three buildings in the centre of Edinburgh: the National Gallery of Scotland (home to Scotland'... |
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Edinburgh City Chambers |
This is where the City of Edinburgh Council conducts much of its business. In particular, members of the public can attend most meetings of the Council, Committees and Sub-Committees. |
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Real Mary King's Close |
Mary King's Close is a narrow and eerily well-preserved, Old Town close that was sealed off and built over, in 1753, on the site of Edinburgh City Chambers. |
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Edinburgh Tattoo Office |
Get your tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo here in person or online. |
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Scottish Parliament |
"The Scottish parliament, adjourned on the 25th day of March, 1707, is hereby reconvened." |
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Edinburgh Zoo |
In the 1990s, Edinburgh Zoo seemed a run-down and depressing place. |
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The Royal Botanic Garden |
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), located in Edinburgh's Inverleith area, is often dubbed Scotland's answer to Kew gardens. It is not only a place to learn about trees, ferns, plants, and... |
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East Princes Street Gardens |
Although fenced off with Edinburgh's characteristic black, wrought iron railings, The Gardens are open to the public and easily accessed at various gates along Princes Street and other points. |
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Palace of Holyroodhouse |
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of the Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. |
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Edinburgh Writers' Museum |
Tucked away in Lady Stairs Close, up a narrow staircase entered half-way up the Mound, in Edinburgh Old Town, you will find the Edinburgh Writers' Museum. |
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery |
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery provides a unique visual history of Scotland, told through the portraits of those who shaped it. Admission to the gallery is free, although an entrance charge... |
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Scott Monument |
The Scott monument is a brooding, 200-foot, Gothic spire which opened in 1846 in honour of the prolific local novelist Walter Scott. |
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Camera Obscura and World of Illusions |
In this Victorian rooftop chamber very near the entrance to Edinburgh Castle you can see live moving images of Edinburgh projected onto |
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Royal Bank of Scotland, St. Andrew Square |
The Royal Bank of Scotland has gone from darling of the stock market to corporate basket case in a matter of years, but it still retains an attractive head office in the heart of Edinburgh's financ |
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Nelson Monument |
The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill was built between 1807 and 1816 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. |
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