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Canongate Kirk
Built in the 1680's on the Royal Mile. Canongate Kirk (0131 226 5138).
Camera Obscura
The camera is housed in the Outlook Tower . A periscope projects images of the area around the tower onto a white table. Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh,(0131 226 3709).
Edinburgh Castle
Home of the Edinburgh Tattoo. View the gatehouses, caste walls, The Scottish Crown Jewels and the ancient St Margaret's' Chapel. An audio tour is available. (0131 225 9846).
Georgian House
A restored 19th century house. 7 Charlotte Square , Edinburgh , (0131 225 2160).
Gladstone 's Land
A 17th century Old Town tenement on six floors, with period furniture, showing what life was like. 477b Lawnmarket, Royal Mile, Edinburgh,(0131 226 5856).
Greyfriars
An old graveyard in Old Town famous for the statue of Bobby a dog that sat next to his master's grave for 14 years. Candlemaker Row.
Holyroodhouse Palace
An official residence for the Queen and contains the Queen's Gallery. Originally home of Mary Queen of Scots. Holyrood Road , Edinburgh (0131 556 5100).
Lady Stairs House
A 17th century house. Lawnmarket, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh,
(0131 529 4901).
Mary King's Close
The original tenements are beneath the City Chambers and make for an interesting tour. Warrinston's Close (0870 243 0160).
Nelson Monument
Celebration of Lord Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Calton Hill, Calton Hill, Edinburgh,(0131 556 2716).
Scott Monument
Built in 1846 to remember Sir Walter Scott who died in 1832. Climb the Gothic spire monument above the city centre. East Princes Street Gardens (0131 529 4068).
St Giles' Cathedral
St Giles' has a distinctive crowned spire built in 1485. The Chapel of the Order of the Thistle was built in 1911. Parliament Square (0131 225 9442).
St Mary's Cathedral
Designed by George Gilbert Scott. Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, (0131 225 6293).
Scottish Parliament
Designed by Enric Miralles a showpiece of modern architecture. Horse Wynd (0131 348 5000).
The Discovery Room
Where Sir James Young Simpson discovered the anaesthetic use of chloroform. 52 Queen Street (0131 225 6028).
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