Museums

The Scottish Fire Heritage museum is a free museum that recalls the history of firefighting across Scotland
A National Trust for Scotland property situated in 34 acres of woodland and parkland, 6 miles from Edinburgh…
A museum on the historic Royal Mile dedicated to Edinburgh's working class people from the 18th century to
The Museum of Childhood is a small, free museum on Edinburgh's Royal Mile aimed at adults and children.
The 300-plus year-old Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) building is home to a Scottish…
Housed in a 17th century close in the Old Town, this small museum celebrates the lives of famous Scottish…
Kinneil House dates back to the 15th century and was once a popular home for the Dukes of Hamilton.
Known as the crowing place of Scottish kings, Robert the Bruce was crowned in 1306 at Scone and the last…
Opened in 2006, the Museum on the Mound tells the story of money. See what a million pounds cash looks like.
Scotland's largest medical museum with fascinating and sometimes macabre tales told through body parts and…
Historic Edinburgh City Council owned property in the Old Town which was built in 1633 for Sir Archibald…
A collection consists of 12,000 objects and specimens that tell the story of 300 years of anatomical teaching…
The National Museum of Scotland re-opened on 29th July 2011, following a £47.4 million refurbishment of…
Working passenger steam trainline, not far from Edinburgh.
Indoor, gothic theme park that stages a series of macabre episodes from Edinburgh's last 500 years in a low
At its height, in the 19th century, Edinburgh's brewing industry comprised of some 40 or so breweries.
The National Library of Scotland is also known as the copyright or legal deposit library in the UK, and is…
A six story tenement building on the High Street, which has been purchased and renovated by the National…
Built in 1796 by Thomas Russell to a design by celebrated Edinburgh New Town architect Robert Adam, this…
Exhibition inside Edinburgh Castle showing how the last 400 years of the Scottish military experience has…