The Royal College of Surgeons houses Scotland's largest medical museum with one of the most significant surgical collections in the world.

Lauriston Castle is set in 30 acres of parkland and formal gardens with spectacular views overlooking the Firth of Forth.

Tucked away in Lady Stairs Close, up a narrow staircase entered half-way up the Mound, in Edinburgh Old Town, you will find the Edinburgh Writers' Museum.

This is where the City of Edinburgh Council conducts much of its business. In particular, members of the public can attend most meetings of the Council, Committees and Sub-Committees.

The Scott monument is a brooding, 200-foot, Gothic spire which opened in 1846 in honour of the prolific local novelist Walter Scott.

With its expansive, white marquee design, Dynamic Earth is a rather large, incongruous-looking structure at the edge of the Edinburgh Old Town

In this Victorian rooftop chamber very near the entrance to Edinburgh Castle you can see live moving images of Edinburgh projected onto

This 15th century house was home to James Mosman, goldsmith to Mary Queen of Scots, and was the final residence of John Knox, leader of the Scottish Reformation and founder of the Presbyterian Chur

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of the Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Rosslyn Chapel received its collegiate charter from Rome in 1446.

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"The Scottish parliament, adjourned on the 25th day of March, 1707, is hereby reconvened."

The auditorium at St Cecilia's Hall dates back to 1763, making it the oldest concert hall in Scotland, and the second oldest in Britain. The building is part of Edinburgh University.

In the 1990s, Edinburgh Zoo seemed a run-down and depressing place.

Whisky themed visitor centre, with a five-star rating from the Scottish Tourist Board, that offers a tour through 300 years of whisky history.

The Queen was seen to publicly shed a tear, not a common event, when the Royal Yacht was put to pasture at the docks in Leith in 1998.

Fringe-goers may remember the former catholic church building at the foot of Broughton Street when as Cafe Grafitti it buzzed with live music acts from around the world. Or maybe you were there when it was a bustling, night club with live bands at weekends?

The National Gallery Complex incorporates the National Gallery of Scotland (home to Scotland's national collection-admission free) and the Royal Scottish Academy Building.

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery provides a unique visual history of Scotland, told through the portraits of those who shaped it. Admission to the gallery is free, although an entrance charge is made for special exhibitions.