Edinburgh Action & adventure, Castles & palaces, Island & reefs, Landscape, Lighthouse + Museum pictures

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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.

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.

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

Discover the work of some of the greatest Scottish and European painters at this free gallery in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

Hike up a former active volcano that’s only a few minutes from the city center and enjoy impressive views of Edinburgh.

Fortress, palace and repository of the crown jewels, this landmark overlooking the city has played a crucial role in Scottish history.

Hike up a former active volcano that’s only a few minutes from the city center and enjoy impressive views of Edinburgh.

Experience how the affluent used to live in 18th-century Edinburgh at this free attraction, a restored Georgian townhouse.

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

Discover the work of some of the greatest Scottish and European painters at this free gallery in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

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.

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.

Fortress, palace and repository of the crown jewels, this landmark overlooking the city has played a crucial role in Scottish history.

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

Discover the work of some of the greatest Scottish and European painters at this free gallery in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

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