Advocate's Close
High Street, The High Street, Edinburgh, EH1, United Kingdom
Of the ninety-odd closes that survive along the Royal Mile, Advocate's Close offers perhaps the most perfect Edinburgh moment: a narrow medieval lane plunging steeply from the High Street, framing the Scott Monument and the New Town rooftops at its base like a painting.
Arthur's Seat
Holyrood Road, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8, United Kingdom
You can climb an extinct volcano without leaving the city centre.
Calton Hill
Calton Hill, Holyrood, Edinburgh, EH7 5AA, United Kingdom
Edinburgh's most embarrassing monument sits on this hill, and the city has spent nearly two centuries trying to decide whether to be proud of it or pretend it doesn't exist.
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG, United Kingdom
There's a tiny chapel hiding inside one of Europe's most besieged fortresses, and it's been standing since around 1130 — making it the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1, United Kingdom
Edinburgh's most beautiful park sits on top of a lake of corpses.
Scott Monument
Princes Street, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1, United Kingdom
The largest monument to a writer anywhere in the world stands in the middle of Edinburgh like a Gothic rocket ship.
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