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Edinburgh, Scotland
EDINBURGH: a city of historic architecture and countless festivals (PhotoDisc)

Edinburgh Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Alistair Wearmouth
  • Walk in the footsteps of kings and queens from Edinburgh Castle down the Royal Mile.
  • See the city and surrounding countryside from the top of Arthur's Seat, an 822-foot-high extinct volcano.
  • Visit during summertime's festival season to see everything from marching military bands to hip hop-scored break dancing.
  • Go underground to tour the haunted passageways of Edinburgh's buried past.
  • Make a brass rubbing of famous tombstones, including Shakespeare's!
  • Travel way back in time to Earth's geological beginnings at Our Dynamic Earth.

Edinburgh Overview

By Travel Expert: Alistair Wearmouth

Edinburgh's two nicknames, "Athens of the North" and "Auld Reekie" (literally, Old Stinky, testament to the city's smog- and poverty-filled past), provide the perfect clues as to what's in store for younger travelers to the Scottish capital. The high-brow travel heavyweights of architecture, history, and culture sit in the one corner; in the other, the macabre, gruesome, and plain weird will no doubt spark the imaginations of your kids. The good news, though, is that all this—and more—is packed into one compact and fascinating family destination.

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Hotels

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CALEDONIAN HILTON HOTEL
PRINCESS STREET
EDINBURGH, Great Britain (UK)
Hotel Class: 4 class stars
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Balmoral
1 Princes Street
Edinburgh, Great Britain (UK)
Hotel Class: 5 class stars
Distance: 0.4 Miles
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Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa
1 Festival Square
Edinburgh, Great Britain (UK)
Hotel Class: 5 class stars
Distance: 0.3 Miles
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Attractions

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The Real Mary King's Close
High St
2 Warriston Close
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Our Dynamic Earth
Holyrood Rd
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Distance: 0.9 Miles (from destination center)
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Holyrood Park
Holyrood Park Road
City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Distance: 1.4 Miles (from destination center)
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Arden Guest House, Edinburgh
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Riverside Cottage
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