The Brass Rubbing Centre is housed in an atmospheric location: the apse that is the only surviving remnant of the Gothic Trinity College Church, founded in 1460. The centre...

The Camera Obscura is a system of mirrors that projects a periscope image of the city on to a white disc in the centre of a small darkened room. Major landmarks are pointed out...

After a 2006 facelift, Clambers emerged as one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Edinburgh area. The new format includes dedicated areas for babies and toddlers, as...

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...

Aquariums, a moving walkway and a feely fish pool, plus films, educational lectures and a café are on offer here. You can even learn to dive to PADI-accepted standards among...

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

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...

The house is run by the National Trust for Scotland and provides a window into how the upper classes lived during the 18th century. The rooms are packed with period furnishings...

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...

You can zap them with laser fire and they can zap you back (as long as they're 3ft 6in or taller, that is), and you all go home in one piece afterwards.

Edinburgh's most kid-friendly pool includes a gently sloping beach for toddlers, plus water cannons, a wave machine, flumes, river rapids and bubble beds. The pool also has a...

This great, compact soft play centre has equipment suitable for both able-bodied and disabled children, and huge windows that let in plenty of natural light. Staff police the...

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...

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...