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John Knox House dates back to 1470 and can be found on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
The building is now a public museum that depicts the story of the Scottish enlightenment and the battles between Knox, Mossman, and Queen Mary through a series of displays and artefacts.
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The Museum on the Mound is located in the Bank of Scotland building in the centre of Edinburgh.
The free museum delves into the history of money in a collection of money-themed artefacts and displays that cover trade, art and design, technology, crime and much more.
Discover the Museum on the Mound with this complete visitor guide.
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Craigmillar Castle is located a mile from Edinburgh’s original city walls where it provided a secure retreat for Scotland’s royalty from the 1400s.
Today, it is a popular tourist attraction that offers an interesting glimpse into Scottish history along with a few countryside walking trails on the city outskirts.
Discover Craigmillar Castle with this complete visitor guide.
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The first season of the hit TV show Outlander was filmed in Scotland, and many of those early episodes were filmed near Edinburgh at places like Doune Castle near Stirling, East Linton Mills in East Lothian, and the village of Culross in Fife.
Discover all of the Outlander filming locations in and around Edinburgh in this complete guide.
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay torchlight procession is a fiery spectacle in Edinburgh where over 20,000 torch-bearers carry burning candles through the city centre to celebrate the coming new year.
The procession ends in Holyrood Park where music is staged alongside a fireworks display. Discover this popular Edinburgh event with this complete visitor guide.
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Edinburgh hosts 12 major cultural events each year including The Fringe (the world’s biggest arts festival) and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay (one of the biggest street parties in the world). Edinburgh is also a UNESCO City of Literature and the city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Discover the best family attractions in Edinburgh with this complete visitor guide which includes useful visiting advice, travel information, and much more.
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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh features over 70 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens housing 100,000 plants just one mile from the city centre.
The popular attraction is famed for its diverse plant collections that include alpines, Scottish wildflowers, tropical flowers and trees from across the globe.
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Edinburgh Zoo is set in 82 acres of beautiful parkland on Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh. The zoo was the first in the world to house and breed penguins but it is best known today as the only zoo in Britain that keeps pandas.
The zoo features children’s play parks, cafés, and gift shops in addition to the animal enclosures where you can see species ranging from meerkats to chimpanzees.
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