Museums, galleries & exhibitions in Edinburgh & The Lothians
Edinburgh’s museums, galleries & exhibitions showcase a vast number of fascinating artefacts. Don’t miss popular attractions such as the National Museum of Scotland, Our Dynamic Earth and the National Gallery of Scotland.
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Linlithgow Canal Centre - Boat Trip And Canal
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Linlithgow
Telephone:
+44 (1506) 671215Cruise to the Avon Aqueduct on "St Magdalene" - a 40 seater canal boat. Departs 2:30 returns 5pm Sat & Sun. Half hour Town Boat Trips from 2 till 4:30pm. Tearoom and Canal Museum. Also charters & Hires.
ScotlandsPeople Family History Centre
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Telephone:
+44 (131) 314 4300Research your Scottish ancestry in Scotland's largest family history centre.
Scottish National Gallery
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 6246200The Scottish National Gallery is one of Scotland’s top free visitor attractions. It houses Scotland’s national collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century.
Clan Tartan Centre - Leith Mills
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- 3 Tourist Shop
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 5535161Only 5 minutes from the Royal Yacht Britannia, you will find a world of truly Scottish style.
The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh
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Historic Ships & Boats
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- 5 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
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+44 (0) 131 555 5566Experience Scotland's Best Visitor Attraction. Follow in the footsteps of Royalty and explore this floating Royal residence with a fascinating audio tour of five decks (available in 22 different languages).
Scottish Storytelling Centre - John Knox House
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
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+44(131)5569579The Scottish Storytelling Centre and John Knox House is the new home of Scotland's stories on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
Museum Of Childhood
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- 3 Museum
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 5294142Described as 'the noisiest museum in the world'.
Peter Potter Gallery
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Haddington
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+44 (1620) 822080Peter Potter Gallery, hailed as the 'jewel in the crown' of East Lothian is a contemporary gallery showing visual art and craft exhibitions.
Scotch Whisky Experience - Visitor Attraction75
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- 5 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
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0131 220 0441Experience Scotch Whisky - Take a barrel ride as you actually become part of the whisky making process. Journey through gently swaying fields of barley and on to the warmth of the Malt Kiln with its lingering smell of burning peat.
National Flag Heritage Centre
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
North Berwick
Telephone:
+44 (1620) 880306NATIONAL FLAG HERITAGE CENTRE
Athelstaneford - Birthplace of Scotland's Flag.
The St Andrew's Cross or Saltire is Scotland's national flag.The Edinburgh Dungeon
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Edinburgh
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+44 (131) 240 1001Exciting, scary and fun – delve into Scotland’s bloody history at the Edinburgh Dungeon. Experience live actors, dark history, thrilling rides and special effects… are you brave enough to face 80 minutes of Scotland’s most dramatic past?
Prestongrange Museum
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Prestonpans
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+44 (131) 6532904Prestongrange is on the site of a former colliery. It tells the story - past and present - of local industries and the people who worked in them.
Randolph Gallery
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Edinburgh
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+44 (131) 5562228The Randolph Gallery was established in Edinburgh in 1996 by Margaret Bruce and Alan Renfrew and promotes the work of leading contemporary realist and surrealist painters.
Museum On The Mound
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- 5 Museum
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 243 5464Want to see a million pounds? See Scotland's oldest banknote? Explore the changing face of Edinburgh? Build a model home? Crack open a safe?
Then come to the Museum on the Mound.
The Queen's Gallery - Palace Of Holyroodhouse
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Edinburgh
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+44 (131) 5565100Built in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School, the Gallery provides purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities to enable a programme of changing exhibitions from the Royal Collection.
Pitclay Gallery-halflinbarns Schoolhouse
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North Berwick
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+44 (1314) 779459The Pitclay Gallery sits in a stunning location just three miles outside North Berwick where you can see the collectable ceramic artworks of David Cohen and Ronnie Fulton.
Museum Collections Centre
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Dunbar Town House Museum
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Bennie Museum
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- 2 Museum
Bathgate
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+44 (1506) 634944The Bennie Museum opened in 1989 as a museum of Bathgate's history and life.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 624 6200Visit one of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings and explore a fascinating overview of Scotland past and present though a wealth of imagery encompassing painting, photography, sculpture and film
