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The ‘Athens of the North’ is an excellent choice for a traveller seeking variety.  Edinburgh is a bustling city, full of history, with countryside tranquillity on its doorstep.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.

Spend time in this attractive green space that separates Edinburgh’s Old Town from its 18th-century New Town.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.

Science, nature, history and culture come together in this spectacular museum, which celebrates learning about the world and all its wonders.

Housed in an old noble’s city mansion and hidden away in a quiet courtyard, this museum provides an enlightening look at the lives of Scotland’s most famous writers.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.

Relax after sightseeing among the exotic plants and Victorian greenhouses of this swath of nature in the heart of Edinburgh.