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Things to do in Edinburgh

An index of feature-length articles about Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

Things to do in Edinburgh, Scotland

Visiting Edinburgh is one of life’s great pleasures. Its city centre is compact, if a little hilly in some places, but definitely small enough to be explored on foot. There are monuments and statues to admire, beautiful open spaces, historic castles and palaces, with orderly New Town streets and higgledy-piggledy Old Town closes and wynds just waiting to be explored.

Edinburgh’s historic sites & other attractions

Calton HillHolyrood Abbey
Canongate KirkHolyrood Park
Craigmillar CastleJohn Knox House
Dean VillageMagdalen Chapel
Dunbar's Close GardenDr Neil's Garden
Edinburgh FestivalsRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Blackness CastleNTS properties in Edinburgh & nearby
Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh, Old Calton Burial Ground
Mons Meg (Edinburgh Castle)St Margaret's Chapel (Edinburgh Castle)
Edinburgh Playhouse TheatrePrinces Street Gardens
Edinburgh VaultsSt Giles' Cathedral
Palace of HolyroodhouseReal Mary King's Close
Edinburgh New TownSt Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Gladstone's LandRosslyn Chapel
Georgian HouseEdinburgh Royal Mile
Greyfriars KirkScott Monument
Greyfriars KirkyardJupiter Artland
Royal Yacht BritanniaBass Rock
Scotch Whisky Experience

Edinburgh Museums and galleries

National Gallery

National Galleries of Scotland

national museum scotland

The National Museum of Scotland

Queens's Gallery Edinburgh

Queen’s Gallery: Palace of Holyroodhouse

Edinburgh history

While many of the articles in the Edinburgh index have some historic information, the feature length articles below go into more detail.

Edinburgh

The 1861 Census: awful conditions in Edinburgh and Glasgow

The Scottish Enlightenment and Edinburgh

placesin Edinburgh connected to Sir Walter Scott. The University of Edinburgh

The History of the University of Edinburgh

Grassmarket Edinburgh Old Town

History of the Grassmarket Edinburgh

Leith

The history of Leith: the Port of Edinburgh

  • Truly Edinburgh also has a number of other Scottish history articles.

Edinburgh whisky & gin tourism

The new Holyrood Distillery (whisky and gin), Johnnie Walker Princess Street, which tells the story of an iconic brand of whisky, along with the Scotch Whisky Experience, are among the growing number of whisky and gin related visitor attractions in Edinburgh.

Gin bars in Edinburgh

Gin distilleries in Edinburgh

Johnnie Walker Edinburgh

Scotch whisky and terroir

Edinburgh Whisky Distilleries

whisky

The best places to buy Scotch Whisky in Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience: Edinburgh whisky visitor attraction

  • Truly Edinburgh also has a number of other whisky related articles.

More things to see in Edinburgh

Blackness Castle, an Outlander film location in Edinburgh

Outlander film Locations in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh a UNESCO City of Literature

St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh castle

St Margaret’s Chapel: Edinburgh Castle

Royal Yacht Britannia

The Royal Yacht Britannia

William Chambers

William Chambers: Edinburgh social reformer

Old College University of Edinburgh

William Cullen: influential Edinburgh teacher of clinical medicine

James Braidwood: pioneer of modern firefighting

David Hume: philosopher and historian

Edinburgh garden

Edinburgh Parks, gardens & green spaces

It’s no secret that Edinburgh has a range of historic and world-class visitor attractions. Less well-known perhaps are its beautiful parks, gardens and peaceful green spaces.

From royal parks to hidden Royal Mile gardens, these open spaces are the perfect antidote to modern living.

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