Culture

Museum Collections Centre

Free tours | Recommended donation £5

Take a look behind the scenes and discover how museums look after the city's past

Scott Monument

Adult £9 | Child/concession £7 | Family ticket £26 | Card only

Discover one of Edinburgh's most iconic landmarks. We offer fully guided tours daily from 10am. 

Nelson Monument

Temporarily Closed

The Nelson Monument is temporarily closed to allow for restoration works to take place. Please check back for any further updates regarding our reopening in summer 2025. 

Perched high on Calton Hill is the monument to Admiral Lord Nelson's victory, and death, at the battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

The Writers' Museum

Free entry | Recommended donation £5 | Last entry 4.30pm

The Writers’ Museum celebrates the lives of three giants of Scottish Literature – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

City Art Centre

Free entry unless otherwise advertised | Recommended donation £5 | Last entry 4.30pm

The City of Edinburgh’s Art collection is one of the finest in Scotland, and includes works by the most important Scottish artists.

Makars' Court

Next to The Writers' Museum

Makars’ Court is an evolving national literary monument where you can see some of the famous words of great Scottish writers inscribed in the flags

Queensferry Museum

Free Entry | Suggested Donation £5

Queensferry Museum shows the traditions and historic past of the village and neighbouring Dalmeny. With wonderful views onto the Firth of Forth, the museum is a perfect starting point to learn all about history of the Ferry.