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Things to do in Edinburgh and the Lothian area of Scotland

If you are thinking of visiting Scotland or are considering holidays in the UK, you can find the best tourist attractions, what to do and where, and browse for places to visit or things to do, that your family, friends and children will enjoy, when visiting Scotland.

Edinburgh

The Royal Yacht Britannia - Edinburgh

Edinburgh Dungeon

Things to See	Things to Do	Places to Visit	Popular
Animal Attractions Five Sisters Zoo Park - West Calder Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World - Edinburgh Scottish Seabird Centre - North Berwick Gorgie City Farm - Edinburgh Edinburgh Bird of Prey Centre - Lasswade Edinburgh Zoo - Edinburgh Theatre Church Hill Theatre - Edinburgh Edinburgh Featival Theatre - Edinburgh Edinburgh Playhouse - Edinburgh Kings Theatre - Edinburgh Queens Hall - Edinburgh Royal Lyceum - Edinburgh Traverse Theatre - Edinburgh Brunton Theatre - Musselburgh The Stand Comedy Club Usher Hall Museums & Exhibitions Our Dynamic Earth - Edinburgh Prestongrange Museum - Prestonpans The Royal Yacht Britannia - Edinburgh Biggar Gasworks Museum - Edinburgh Edinburgh Old Town Weaving Company - Edinburgh Museum of Scotland - Edinburgh National Gallery of Scotland - Edinburgh National War Museum of Scotland - Edinburgh Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - Edinburgh Museum of Flight - Haddington Scottish Mining Museum - Newtongrange Preston Mill & Phantassie Dovecot - Haddington Clan Tartan Centre - Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy - Edinburgh Trinity House Maritime Museum - Leith The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse - Edinburgh Gladstone's Land - Edinburgh Shaping a Nation - Edinburgh 3D Loch Ness Experience - Edinburgh	Theme Parks / Adventure Playgrounds / Play Centres Almond Valley Heritage Centre - Livingston Boat & Train trips Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway - Bo'ness Linlithgow Canal Centre, Boat Trips Museum & Tearo - Linlithgow Sports & Leisure Sports and Leisure Centres Cycle routes in Scotland Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre - Penicuik Midlothian Ski Centre - Edinburgh Bedlam Paintball - Edinburgh A1 Paintball - Kirknewton Tenpin - Edinburgh Forth Canoe Club Swimming / Fun Pools Leith Waterworld - Edinburgh Dunbar Leisure Pool - Dunbar Royal Commonwealth Pool - Edinburgh Closed for refurbishment	Historic Sites / Monuments Edinburgh Castle - Edinburgh Cairnpapple Prehistoric Tombs - Bathgate Hailes Castle - East Linton Craigmillar Castle - Edinburgh Tantallon Castle - North Berwick Lauriston Castle - Edinburgh St Gile's Cathedral - Edinburgh Blackness Castle - Linlithgow Crichton Castle - Pathhead Torphichen Preceptory - Torphichen Parks / Houses/ Gardens / Nature Dalkeith Country Estate - Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden - Edinburgh Dirleton Castle and Gardens - North Berwick Inveresk Lodge Garden - Musselburgh Palace of Holyroodhouse - Edinburgh Beecraigs Country Park - Linlithgow Linlithgow Palace - Linlithgow Newhailes - Musselburgh Hopetoun House - South Queensferry Dalmeny House - South Queensferry House of the Binns - Linlithgow Kinneil House - Bo'ness Malleny Garden - Balerno Guided Tours / Walks Birkhill Fireclay Mine - Birkhill Glenkinchie Distillery - Edinburgh Scottish Parliament Visitor Centre and Shop - Edinburgh Water of Leith Visitor Centre - Edinburgh The Cadies & Witchery Tours - Edinburgh Auld Reekie Tours - Edinburgh City of the Dead Tours Towns / Villages / Misc Edinburgh Dungeons - Edinburgh	Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Zoo