Created by optician Maria Short in the 1850s, the Camera Obscura is a system of mirrors that projects a periscope image of the city on to a white disc in...

At this fruit farm, you can pick your own soft fruit (also available by the punnet), enjoy some ravishing views over to Fife and down the Firth of Forth,...

Military barracks, prison, royal residence, murder scene, birthplace of kings and queens… Edinburgh Castle has served a variety of purposes during the...

If you like your history packed with facts, this might not be for you. However, if disease, murder, exaggerated pantomime mayhem and the pornography of...

Edinburgh Zoo's greatest claim to kids' attention is the Penguin Parade. It's scheduled for 2.15pm daily (Apr-Aug) subject to the penguins' attitudes; given...

This lovely, informal spot is a working farm. As well as the usual farmyard favourites (a Jersey cow, old-breed pigs, sheep, goats and ponies), a pet lodge...

Set in large, reasonably well-kept grounds and now in the care of the local authority, this neo-Jacobean fortified property was built in the 1590s (as a...

Molly's offers a multi-tier soft play area, with a toddler zone. It's in a shopping mall and can get busy, especially at weekends, but it can also be a...

Our Dynamic Earth is near the former home of Edinburgh-born James Hutton, the father of geology. It's anyone's guess what he'd make of its modern, tent-like...

The Royal Botanic Garden has delighted both plant-lovers and casual strollers for almost two centuries. Edinburgh's most peaceful tourist attraction, it's...

The Royal Museum is in the throes of a Herculean reinvention (due to finish in 2011) and now forms part of the National Museum of Scotland. The beautifully...

With its seashore location, state-of-the-art cameras and live-feed webcams, this is a great place to view seabirds. You can also book Sea.fari trips out...

Seafari runs popular one-hour jaunts around the Forth from Newhaven on an 11-metre rigid inflatable boat (RIB); waterproofs are provided for passengers....

Edinburgh's newest play centre has an Egyptian theme, and is a dream location for any children into mummies, crocodiles, pyramids and the like. The centre...