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Edinburgh Tourist Attractions and Edinburgh Sightseeing
(Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)



There are so many wonderful tourist attractions to see in Edinburgh that there is sure to be something for everyone, with popular tourist attractions both in the city centre and nearby Edinburgh.

Whether you are looking for Edinburgh thrills and excitement, Scottish history and related exhibitions, or animals and more exotic city attractions, tourists and visitors will not have to look far in Edinburgh, one of Scotland's most important cities. Here are some of the top tourist attractions in Edinburgh.




Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Guided Bus Tours - Lothian Regional Transport, 27 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2DL, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 554 4494
Open-top hop on / off Edinburgh guided bus tours operate throughout the day at regular intervals in central Edinburgh. The Edinburgh bus tours provide an easy way of sightseeing in Edinburgh and with daily hop on / off tickets, they are also a very useful way to travel around Edinburgh, since you can leave the bus to explore and get back on when you are ready. The Edinburgh bus tours connect all of the major points of interest in Edinburgh, including numerous tourism and tourist attractions, landmarks and monuments in Edinburgh. Guided Bus Tours in Edinburgh are operated by several different companies, including the local Edinburgh regional transport offices, with buses that depart every 15 minutes from Waverley Bridge, close to Edinburgh's main train station.
Tourist attraction open: daily
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Walking Tours of Edinburgh - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
There are a number of walking tours around Edinburgh and these provide tourists with a real insight into some of Edinburgh's most interesting and historic attractions, landmarks and Georgian Streets. Walking tours of Edinburgh should usually be booked in advance to ensure your place and are available from:

• Auld Reekie Tours - 45 Niddry Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LG, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 557 4700
• Mercat Tours - Royal Mile, Next to St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, EH1 1NS, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 225 6591

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Robert the Bruce's Foot Soldiers - Castle Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 225 9846
Robert the Bruce's Foot Soldiers is a popular tourist attraction in the Edinburgh area and is housed in Edinburgh Castle. This impressive display of soldiers also features an interesting exhibition, which explains what it was like to be a soldier in Edinburgh 700 years ago.
Tourist attraction open: Saturday to Sunday - 11:00 to 16:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for children aged between 5 to 15 years old, children under 5 years old are free

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Experience - City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, EH7 5AA, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 556 4365
The Edinburgh Experience is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Edinburgh and can be found in the heart of Edinburgh city centre. Housed in the Edinburgh Observatory, which was built in almost 200 years ago, the Edinburgh Experience features a short, 3D film, which explains the history of Edinburgh and how it evolved to be the capital city of Scotland. A convenient car park is available nearby the Edinburgh Experience.
Tourist attraction open: April to October, daily - 10:30 to 17:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for senior citizens, children, families and groups

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Royal Observatory Visitor Centre - Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 668 8405
The Edinburgh Royal Observatory moved from Calton Hill to its present position in 1896, when light pollution became too strong. Offering spectacular views across Edinburgh and the surrounding area, the Edinburgh Royal Observatory is one of the major tourist attractions in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh. Although there are telescope sessions every Friday evening, weather permitting, the Edinburgh Royal Observatory is not classed as a working observatory. Instead, it has evolved to become an important Scottish telescope research centre. The extensive visitor centre at the Edinburgh Royal Observatory is excellent and basic astronomy is clearly explained, together with the interesting history of astronomy in Edinburgh, including a number of interactive displays and games.
Tourist attraction open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 12:00 to 17:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for senior citizens, children, families and groups

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Festival Theatre - 13-29 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 529 6000
A theatre has stood on this site in Edinburgh since 1830, and since this time has undergone many changes and transformations. The current Edinburgh Festival Theatre was opened to the Edinburgh public in 1994 and the impressive glass-fronted Edinburgh Festival Theatre is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Edinburgh. With regular theatrical performances, drama, opera and cabaret, other attractions at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre include many prestigious concerts which are held throughout the year, particularly during festivals in Edinburgh.
Tourist attraction open: Monday to Saturday - 11:00 to 20:00, Sunday - 16:00 to 20:00 (box office)
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Kings Theatre - 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 229 1201
Situated in the Old Town area of Edinburgh, the Kings Theatre works closely with the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and has many attractions for tourists and visitors to Edinburgh, including almost 1,400 seats, regular theatrical performances and many famous performers.
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Traverse Theatre - 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, EH1, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 228 1404
Edinburgh Traverse Theatre is well-known in the Edinburgh area for encouraging up-and-coming writers and many interesting and unusual plays are performed here each year. Situated in Edinburgh city centre, attractions for tourists and visitors to the Edinburgh Traverse Theatre include regular comedies, dramas, dances and the atmospheric Traverse Bar Café.
Tourist attraction open: Monday - 10:00 to 18:00, Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 23:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Theatre - Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2HE, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 248 4848
The Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Theatre is located in Edinburgh city centre, off the busy Lothian Road. Attractions at this Edinburgh theatre include numerous theatrical dramas throughout the year, four theatre bars, and a small restaurant.
Tourist attraction open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 19:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Theatre Workshop - Hamilton Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5AX, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 226 5425
The Edinburgh Theatre Workshop can be found in the New Town area of Edinburgh and is popular with both tourists and visitors to Edinburgh city. This music and drama venues has a number of other attractions, including a café, a bar area, and there are also regular exhibitions at the Edinburgh Theatre Workshop.
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Assembly Rooms Theatre - George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LR, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 529 4145
The Assembly Rooms Theatre can be found in the New Town area of Edinburgh and is operated by the City of Edinburgh Council. Attractions at this Edinburgh theatre include a large music hall, impressive architecture, an 18th-century ballroom, stunning drawing rooms, a large chandelier and ornate ceilings. Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms Theatre plays an important part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and features many well-known stand-up comedians and touring theatrical groups.
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Bedlam Theatre - 11b Bristo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QN, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 225 9893
The Edinburgh Bedlam Theatre, opposite Greyfriars Kirk in the Old Town area of Edinburgh, is actually a converted church and is full of character. This Edinburgh theatre is particular popular with tourists visiting Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, when there are numerous comedies and shows for children at the theatre.
Tourist attraction admission: charge

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Ice Skating - Winter Wonderland - Princes Street, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, EH2 3AA, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 473 3800
Situated in the heart of central Edinburgh, this impressive ice-skating rink is created every year for a few weeks in the middle of winter, when it becomes the largest open-air ice-skating rink in the United Kingdom. Other attractions at the Edinburgh Winter Wonderland ice-skating rink for tourists and visitors in Edinburgh include many small lights, stalls selling hot food and drink, professional displays of ice-skating, Edinburgh curling matches, Edinburgh ice-hockey matches and an exciting, friendly atmosphere.
Tourist attraction open: winter, Sunday to Wednesday - 10:00 to 20:00, Thursday to Saturday - 10:00 to 22:00

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre - Eastfield, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 8HB, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1968 675128
The Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre was founded in 1867 and can be found on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in the Penicuik area of Edinburgh. Over the years, the Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre has become one of the major tourist attractions in this area of Edinburgh and attractions include guided tours, glass-blowing displays, a factory shop, a crystal glass shop and a café area.
Tourist attraction open: Monday to Saturday- 09:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 11:00 to 17:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for senior citizens, children, families and groups

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre - 354 Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 220 0441
Edinburgh's Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre is situated in the Old Town area of Edinburgh and is a fascinating tourist attraction. With regular guided tours in different languages, the distillation process of this important Edinburgh whisky is explained. Other attractions for tourists and visitors at Edinburgh's Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre include a barrel ride for children, displays and exhibits about whisky making over 300 years, a bar, a bistro and there is also a popular gift shop.
Tourist attraction open: daily - 10:00 to 17:30
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for senior citizens, children and families

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Shaping A Nation Complex - Fountainpark, Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1AF, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 229 1706
Edinburgh's large Shaping A Nation Complex is a major attraction for tourists visiting Edinburgh and is part of Edinburgh's impressive Fountainpark complex. Located to the west of Edinburgh's city centre, attractions at the Shaping A Nation Complex include a multiscreen cinema, tenpin bowling alleys, restaurants, exhibitions and a motion simulator ride.
Tourist attraction open: Monday to Thursday - 12:00 to 19:00, Friday and Saturday - 12:00 to 21:00, Sunday - 14:00 to 21:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for senior citizens, children and families

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Arthur's Seat Volcano - Salisbury Crags, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, EH16, Scotland, UK
Arthur's Seat is Edinburgh's famous extinct volcano and this is one of the most popular natural tourist attractions in the Edinburgh area. This impressive Edinburgh volcano has been inactive for more than 300 years. Attractions at Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat Volcano include spectacular panoramic views across Edinburgh, East Lothian and Fife.
Tourist attraction admission: free

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: New Town Conservation Centre - 13a Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 557 5222
Edinburgh's New Town Conservation Centre is the centre for the Edinburgh administrative committee, which funds conservation work in the historic New Town area of Edinburgh. With an interesting exhibition, the glorious architecture in Edinburgh's New Town has earned this area the prestigious accolade of World Heritage Site.
Tourist attraction open: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 13:00, 14:00 to 17:00
Tourist attraction admission: free

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Salisbury Centre - 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AB, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 667 5438
Edinburgh's Salisbury Centre, situated on the south side of Edinburgh city centre, is a popular tourist attraction which is managed by the local Edinburgh community. Founded in 1973, the Salisbury Centre has a number of attractions, including classes in meditation, Yoga, Tai Chi and a number of alternative therapy classes taught by experienced teachers.

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Our Dynamic Earth - 112 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 550 7800
In the Calton area of Edinburgh, Our Dynamic Earth is an ultra-modern tourist attraction, with a gleaming, tent-like entrance hall. Attractions at Edinburgh's Our Dynamic Earth include simulated earth tremors, displays depicting different zones of the world and virtual helicopter rides.
Tourist attraction open: April to October, daily - 10:00 to 18:00, November to March, Wednesday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00
Tourist attraction admission: charge, discounts available for senior citizens and children

Edinburgh Tourist Attractions: Edinburgh Canal Centre - Baird Road, Ratho, Edinburgh, EH28 8RA, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 333 1320
Located on the outskirts of Edinburgh city, the Edinburgh Canal Centre has many attractions for tourists and visitors in this area of Edinburgh. These attractions include regular scenic cruises, sightseeing trips, a dry dock area, a impressive reception centre, restaurants and a gift shop.

 
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