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  • Place: Edinburgh and Lothians

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  1. The People's Story

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    Type

    Museums

    The People's Story

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    • 3 Museum
    3 Museum

    Edinburgh

    Telephone:

    +44 (0)131 529 4057

    Housed in the late 16th century Canongate Tolbooth opposite Huntly House, ' The People's Story ' is a museum with a difference.

  2. Royal Scots Regimental Museum

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    • 4 Museum
    4 Museum

    Edinburgh

    Telephone:

    +44 (131) 3105014

    The Regimental museum is housed in Edinburgh Castle and through paintings, artefacts, silver and medals their fascinating story is told, from formation to the present day.

  3. Rosslyn Chapel

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    Type

    Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys

    Rosslyn Chapel

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    • 4 Visitor Attraction
    4 Visitor Attraction

    Roslin

    Telephone:

    0131 440 2159

    Founded in 1446, as the Collegiate Church of St Matthew, Rosslyn Chapel today attracts visitors from far and wide, drawn by its unique and mysterious carvings and the beauty of its setting.

  4. Lauriston Castle And Grounds

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    Type

    Castles

    Lauriston Castle And Grounds

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    • 3 Historic House
    3 Historic House

    2a Cramond Road South

    Telephone:

    +44 (131) 3362060

    Edwardian home in tranquil grounds. Fine collection of decorative art.

  5. Prestongrange Museum

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    Type

    Museums

    Prestongrange Museum

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    • 3 Visitor Attraction
    3 Visitor Attraction

    Prestonpans

    Telephone:

    +44 (131) 6532904

    Prestongrange 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.

  6. Vortex Tunnel
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    Add Camera Obscura And World Of Illusions to your Itinerary

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    • 5 Visitor Attraction
    5 Visitor Attraction

    Edinburgh

    Telephone:

    +44 (131) 2263709

    Camera Obscura and World of Illusions - where seeing is not believing! Welcome to Edinburgh's oldest visitor attraction, delighting visitors since 1835.

  7. Queensferry Museum

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    Type

    Museums

    Queensferry Museum

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    • 2 Museum
    2 Museum

    South Queensferry

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    Situated in the historic former royal burgh of Queensferry, the museum commands magnificent views of the two great bridges spanning the Forth.

  8. Museum On The Mound

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    Type

    Museums

    Museum on the Mound sign
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    • 5 Museum
    5 Museum

    Edinburgh

    Telephone:

    +44 (131) 243 5464

    Want 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.

  9. The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art

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    • 4 Visitor Attraction
    4 Visitor Attraction

    Edinburgh

    Telephone:

    +44 (131) 6246200

    Home to Scotland’s outstanding national collection of modern and contemporary art, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art comprises two buildings, Modern One and Modern Two.

  10. National Museum Of Scotland

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    Type

    Museums

    National Museum of Scotland entance (c) Andrew Lee
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    • 5 Museum
    5 Museum

    Edinburgh

    Telephone:

    +44 (300) 123 6789

    The new National Museum of Scotland is now open!

    We've invested more than £47 million to create one of the UK's best days out.

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