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 Highly recommended Edinburgh attractions
 Recommended Edinburgh attractions
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| - Prehistoric site or exhibit
- Towers, monuments, observation deck
Caiy Stane |
| - Cruises - sightseeing by boat
- Culinary attraction
Canal Center |
| - Crafts center or marketplace
- Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
- Market, shopping area
Crafts Direct |
| - Region, quarter of a major city
- Archeological site or ruin
Cramond |
| - Education institution
- Town walls, fortifications, gates
- Architecture - Gothic
- Architecture - Renaissance
George Heriot's School |
| - Region, quarter of a major city
- Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical
- Historical museum
- Architecture - Renaissance
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
New Town |
| | - Education institution
- Literary site
- Scenic site or route
Calton Hill  |
| | | - Military attraction or museum
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Nelson's Monument |
| | - Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical
- Historic site
- Medical, pharmacy attraction
Charlotte Square  |
| | - Paintings, art collections
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
City Art Centre  |
| | - Region, quarter of a major city
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Dean Village  |
| | - Archeological exhibit, museum
- Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
- Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit
- Historical museum
- Village reconstruction, open-air museum
- Prehistoric site or exhibit
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland  |
| | - Culinary attraction
- Market, shopping area
- Architecture - Modern
Princes Street  |
| | | - Garden or botanic display
- Musical activity or concert hall
- Christian sites
- Theatrical hall or company
- Clocks and timepieces
Princes Street Gardens  |
| | - Archeological exhibit, museum
- Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts
- Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
- Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
- Jewels, diamond cutting
- Minerals, geology attraction, mining
- Major world-scale museum
- Natural history museum
- Oriental art
- Science, technology attraction or museum
Royal Museum of Scotland  |
| | - Financial attraction or stock exchange
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
St Andrew Square |
| - Region, quarter of a major city
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Old Town |
| | - Castle, chateau, palace
- Scenic site or route
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Edinburgh Castle  |
| | - Literary site
- Architecture - Medieval
- Market, shopping area
Grassmarket  |
| | - Cemetery
- Historic site
- Minerals, geology attraction, mining
- Christian sites
Greyfriars Church |
| | - Architecture - Medieval
- Market, shopping area
Royal Mile  |
| | | - Architecture - Medieval
- Scenic site or route
Canongate |
| | | | - Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
- Historical museum
- Industrial attraction, factory museum
Canongate Tolbooth  |
| | | | - Paintings, art collections
- Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
- Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit
- Architecture - Renaissance
Huntly House  |
| | | | - Garden or botanic display
- Historic site
- Architecture - Medieval
Moray House |
| | | - Government or institution building
- Military attraction or museum
City Chambers |
| | | | - Decorative arts display
- Manor or country house
- Architecture - Renaissance
Holyrood House |
| | | | | - Decorative arts display
- Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
- Furniture display
- Historic site
- Manor or country house
- Architecture - Medieval
Holyrood House Interior |
| | | | - Architecture - Gothic
- Architecture - Renaissance
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
- Architecture - Victorian
Holyrood House Fountain |
| | | - Significant work of art
- Architecture - Gothic
- Government or institution building
- Library
Parliament House |
| | | - Market, shopping area
- Photo collection, exhibit
- Science, technology attraction or museum
- Towers, monuments, observation deck
Royal Mile Castle Hill |
| | | - Architecture - Gothic
- Architecture - Medieval
- Christian sites
- Towers, monuments, observation deck
St Giles Cathedral  |
| | - Festival of arts of short duration
- Musical activity or concert hall
- Theatrical hall or company
Hogmanay Festival |
| | - Festival of arts of short duration
- Musical activity or concert hall
Spring Fling |
| | - Castle, chateau, palace
- Literary site
- Architecture - Medieval
- Architecture - Renaissance
Crichton Castle  |
| | - Crafts center or marketplace
- Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
- Industrial attraction, factory museum
Crystal Visitor Centre |
| | - Scenic site or route
- Small town or village
- Wildlife area, bird sanctuary
Duddingston |
| | - Significant work of art
- Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical
- Garden or botanic display
Dunsyre Stonypath  |
| | - Decorative arts display
- Manor or country house
- Architecture - Renaissance
Lauriston Castle  |
| | - Industrial attraction, factory museum
- Architecture - Modern
- Nautical museum or attraction
- Small town or village
Leith  |
| | | - Communications and computers
- Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs
- Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
- Folk art exhibit
- Market, shopping area
Clan Tartan Centre |
| | | - New Age, mystic, Druid
- Prehistoric site or exhibit
- Tombs, burial site
Cairnpapple Hill |
| | | - Castle, chateau, palace
- Historic site
- Architecture - Medieval
- Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Linlithgow Palace |
| | - Agricultural area or museum
- Children's activities
- Hiking opportunity
- Industrial attraction, factory museum
- Minerals, geology attraction, mining
- Railroad attraction or museum
Millfield - Almond Valley Heritage Centre |
| | - Architecture - Gothic
- Literary site
- Christian sites
- Small town or village
Roslin  |
| | | - Significant work of art
- Decorative arts display
- Architecture - Gothic
- Manor or country house
- Architecture - Baroque or Rococo
Dalmeny House  |
| | | - Decorative arts display
- Paintings, art collections
- Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
- Manor or country house
- Architecture - Renaissance
Hopetoun House  |