Travelling to Edinburgh can be great excitement and more fun if you got a list of best places to visit in Edinburgh. Without knowing the best places to visit in Edinburgh, you might ruin your precious time and most of your money. For your ease and comfort, we brought you a concise list of top 10 places to visit in Edinburgh. Thought there’re much more places in Edinburgh which might attract tourists’ attention, but we suggest you the best ones. Check out the list and make sure you don’t miss any one of top places when you’re there in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Castle

The first and most noticeable attraction is Edinburgh Castle . Your visit to Edinburgh is not complete without a visit to Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle is visited annually by approximately one million people. If you are in Edinburg, then you should visit the Castle, because it offers such splendid panoramic views of the city. The castle contains the Scottish Crown Jewels, Mons Meg, the Prisons of War Exhibition, the Scottish National War Memorial, the National War Museum of Scotland, the Royal Scots Regimental Museum and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum.

Camera Obsucra and World of Illusions

The Camera Obscura Show is the essential Edinburgh tour. You will be captivated by this unique experience as your guider entertains you with stories of Edinburgh’s exciting past. The Camera Obscura offers an attractive and fun way to look at Edinburgh. Here you can see moving images of the city projected into the mysterious Victorian rooftop chamber in a unique display that has intrigued and delighted visitors for over 150 years.

Arthur’s Seat

Arthur’s Seat is the main peak of the group of hills, situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It offers many different walks for everyone. From the top of the Arthur seat, all of Edinburgh can be seen, as well as much of East Lothian, Midlothian and across the Firth of Forth to Fife.

Royal Botanic Garden

Royal Botanic Garden is the 2nd oldest botanic garden in the UK. Royal Botanic Garden is founded in 1670. It is both a scientific institution and a tourist attraction. Royal botanic Garden is known to be one of the finest gardens in the world where unusual and beautiful plants can be found. The garden is open all year. The garden hosts a popular programmed of events, exhibitions and guided tours.

National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh was formed in 2006. Museum contains collections, relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history. It is one of the world’s great museums – presenting the sciences, humanities and culture, all under one roof. It is great tourist destination. Museum is open for public and entrance is free.

Portabello Beach

Portobello is a beach resort located three miles to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh. This beautiful clean sandy beach stretches for 2 miles. On a hot summer’s day, the beach can be a mass of swimmers, sunbathers, surfers and pleasure boats. Along the promenade, there are a few arcades, chip shops, a play park and Portobello Indoor Pool.

Real Mary King’s Close

Mary King’s Close is an old Edinburgh Close under buildings in the Old Town area of Edinburgh. The Real Mary King’s Close consists of a number of underground Closes which would have originally been very narrow walkways with houses on either side. Ghosts are an essential part of the sites. Every year, The Real Mary King’s Close holds it’s annual Ghost Fest every year with other most important attractions in Edinburgh taking part.

Royal Yacht Britannia

For about 44 years, the Royal Yacht BRITANNIA was the floating residence of The Queen (Queen Elizabeth II) and other members of the Royal Family. They used it for state visits and holidays. While visiting Royal Yacht Britannia take a peek at the Queen’s bedroom and one of the Queen’s Rolls-Royces in the on-board garage.

Princess Street & Princess Street Gardens

Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh. Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh and main shopping street. On the south side of Princes Street are numerous statues and monuments. The most leading of these is, the Scott Monument

St. Giles Cathedral

St. Giles Cathedral is the largest Church of Presbyterianism. St Giles’ Cathedral is also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh. It is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland. This church can be easily found between Edinburgh Castle and Holy rood Palace. It contains the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle.