Plan your cultural itinerary in Edinburgh with 24 verified museums, art galleries, concert halls, and historic institutions. Base yourself in Old Town, Grassmarket & Royal Mile or New Town & Stockbridge for easy walking access.
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National Museum of Scotland is a museum and cultural landmark on Chambers Street in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Jan 01 12:00-17:00; Dec 25 off; Dec 26 12:00-17:00
Chambers Street, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
Writers' Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on Lady Stair's Close in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Lady Stair's Close, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
Museum on the Mound is a museum and cultural landmark in The Mound, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa,PH 13:00-17:00
The Mound, The Mound, Edinburgh
Museum of Childhood is a museum and cultural landmark on 42 High Street in Canongate, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
42 High Street, Canongate, Edinburgh
Talbot Rice Gallery is an art museum and exhibition gallery on South Bridge in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
South Bridge, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage is a museum and cultural landmark on 1A Dryden Terrace in Gayfield, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00
1A Dryden Terrace, Gayfield, Edinburgh
Museum of Edinburgh is a museum and cultural landmark on 146 Canongate in Holyrood, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Aug: Su 12:00-17:00
146 Canongate, Holyrood, Edinburgh
National War Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on King's Stables Road in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Apr-Sep: Mo-Su 09:45-17:45; Oct-Mar: Mo-Su 09:45-16:45
King's Stables Road, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
The People's Story Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on 163 Canongate in Holyrood, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
163 Canongate, Holyrood, Edinburgh
Anatomical Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle in Southside, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Sa[-1] 10:00-16:00; Jun-Jul off
Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle, Southside, Edinburgh
Museum Collections Centre is a museum and cultural landmark on 10 Broughton Market in Bellevue, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: Tu[1] 14:00+ || "by appointment"
10 Broughton Market, Bellevue, Edinburgh
Dynamic Earth is an art museum and exhibition gallery on Holyrood Gait in Holyrood, Edinburgh.
Holyrood Gait, Holyrood, Edinburgh
The Royal Scots Regimental Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on Crown Square in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
Crown Square, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on Castlehill in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
Castlehill, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
St Cecilia's Hall is a museum and cultural landmark on Dickson's Close in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
Dickson's Close, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling and Witchcraft is a museum and cultural landmark on Chalmers Close in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
Chalmers Close, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
Trinity Apse is a museum and cultural landmark on Chalmers Close in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
đ Hours: "on appointment"
Chalmers Close, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
Prisoners of War Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on Castlehill in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
Castlehill, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
The King's Gallery is an art museum and exhibition gallery on Abbey Strand in Holyrood, Edinburgh.
Abbey Strand, Holyrood, Edinburgh
Museum of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is a museum and cultural landmark in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
Newhaven Heritage Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
Cockburn Geological Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
John Knox House Museum is a museum and cultural landmark in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
Royal Museum of Scotland is a museum and cultural landmark in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh