The headquarters of Edinburgh's library service was built in 1870 and today houses the Edinburgh Room, the Scottish Department, and reference, fiction and lending libraries....

Opened in 1999 and housed in an impressive 19th-century building, the Dean Gallery is conveniently situated directly across the road from the Scottish National Gallery of...

The Edinburgh College of Art operates a year-round programme of exhibitions. For many, the highlight is the annual degree show in June, when the public can eye up (and, hope...

Behind the extensive tartan-stacked shop, visitors can see the various processes that go into producing Scotland's national dress. Experienced workers attend the noisy working...

Designed by Robert Adam and planned while North Bridge was still being built, General Register House first opened in 1789, despite being only half complete. Under architect...

This lovely, informal spot has the usual farmyard favourites, plus a pet lodge (housing guinea pigs, rabbits, fish, tortoises and the like), a playground and a good café with...

Formerly the site of a Franciscan friary, Greyfriars dates back to 1620. The west end of the church was red-uced to ruins in 1718, however, after the local council's nearby...

There has been a church on the site of St Giles since 854. Nothing remains of the earliest structures, but the four pillars that surround the Holy Table in the centre have...

The Grade A-listed Tolbooth St John's Kirk started life as the Victoria Hall for the Established Church General Assembly in 1844, following the religious 'Disruption' of the...

The house was refurbished in 2004 with funding from the National lottery and exhibitions taking place in the gallery space often make reference to the natural world. Inverleith...

Built between 1541 and 1547 (the steeple was added in 1626), Magdalen Chapel is the headquarters of the Scottish Reformation Society. The chapel held the first congregation of...

Edinburgh has a wealth of institutions serving the visual arts, but perhaps none is quite as grand as the National Gallery of Scotland. The gallery boasts excellent collections...

Founded as recently as 1925 (its functions were previously fulfilled by the Faculty of Advocates Library at Parliament House), the NLS is one of the UK's deposit libraries,...

The National Trust for Scotland has spent some £13.6 million restoring these four townhouses to their original state, and making them suitable for modern offices. The public...