Arthur's Seat
Holyrood Road, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8, United Kingdom
You can climb an extinct volcano without leaving the city centre.
Cramond Island
Almond, Edinburgh, EH4, United Kingdom
Twice a day, the sea parts and you can walk to an island.
Dean Village
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Five minutes' walk from the West End's Georgian crescents, the ground drops away into a steep wooded gorge and you're standing in a twelfth-century milling village that feels like it belongs in the Cotswolds, not the capital of Scotland.
Portobello Beach
60 Promenade, Portobello/Craigmillar Ward, Edinburgh, EH15 2BS, United Kingdom
Edinburgh has a beach, and it was named after a battle in Panama.
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1, United Kingdom
Edinburgh's most beautiful park sits on top of a lake of corpses.
The Meadows
Melville Drive, Edinburgh EH9 1ND
Like Princes Street Gardens to the north, the Meadows was once a loch.
Explore nature in Edinburgh
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.