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Corstorphine Hill Tower |
Corstorphine Hill Tower, also known as Clermiston Tower or the Scott Tower, is a suitably dramatic memorial (watch video) to celebrated Scottish auth |
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Acheson House |
Historic Edinburgh City Council owned property in the Old Town which was built in 1633 for Sir Archibald Acheson, Secretary of State for King Charles I. |
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Surgeons' Hall Museum |
The Surgeons' Hall Museum, part of the Royal College of Surgeons complex on Clerk Street, houses Scotland's largest medical museum with one of the most significant surgical collections in the world |
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New Register House |
National archive located at the East of Princes Street, around the corner from Robert Adam's landmark General Register House. |
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Mavisbank House |
After being destroyed in a fire in 1973 and left to ruin, this private historic mansion is being bought by compulsory purchase order and grounds are being taken over by public agencies in 2012 for |
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Union Canal |
The 19th century Union Canal is not a park in the typical sense, but like the Water of Leith it provides a strip of blue and green through Edinburgh from Lochrin Basin in Fountainbridge (just off... |
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Arthur's Seat |
Arthur's Seat is the top of Holyrood Park, the large public park at the foot of the Royal Mile. It takes a moderately fit walker about 20 minutes to climb to the top. |
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Gilmerton Cove |
Opened to the public fewer than 10 years ago, Gilmerton Cove is an underground warren of tunnels and rooms hand carved in to the sandstone bedrock and dating back hundreds of years ago. |
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Statue of Greyfriar's Bobby |
Not so much a destination - unless you are meeting here for a walking tour - but the statue of the famous, little scottie dog remains a popular spot for a photo op. |
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Tron Kirk |
Central, historic kirk (church) building in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town that has been renovated in recent years and is now a popular festival bar, cafe, and music venue. |
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Kinneil House |
Kinneil House dates back to the 15th century and was once a popular home for the Dukes of Hamilton. |
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Festival Wheel |
The Festival Wheel (aka Edinburgh Festival Wheel and Big Wheel) is a large mechanical, red and white Ferris Wheel, situated in the centre of Edinburgh, in Eas |
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Escape Hour |
Escape Hour is a new escape Game Venue. Teams of between 2 and 6 players must solve a series of puzzles to escape a room or complete a task within a designated time period. |
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Granny's Green Steps |
Granny's Green Steps (or Granny Green's Steps if you believe the steps have been misnamed) connect the Grassmarket with Johnston Terrace (under Edinburgh Castle). |
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Inveresk Lodge Garden |
Inveresk Lodge Garden is a National Trust for Scotland walled garden on a hillside, in the small village of Inveresk. |
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Parliament House |
Alongside St Giles, off the Royal Mile, this is home to Scotland's Supreme Courts and one of the oldest venues in the city. |
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Adam Smith Statue |
Statue of Adam Smith, the "Father of Economics" and author of the seminal "The Wealth of Nations" which was published in 1776, the year the USA declared independence. |
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Stewart Brewing |
Craft ale brewery situated just south of the Edinburgh bypass near Ikea and Pentland Hills Regional Park. |
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