Edinburgh Action & adventure, Attraction, Castles & palaces + Mountain pictures

• Scotland
• United Kingdom
• Europe
• World

Scotland’s capital is filled with attractive landmarks, parks and gardens, and hosts cultural festivals that draw millions of visitors each year.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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