Best museums in Edinburgh

Museum detailing the lives of Scotland's three greatest literary figures: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

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The British royal family's yacht, used for over 900 voyages and now permanently moored in Leith. Visitors can tour the bridge, the Queen's sun lounge, the dining room and the drawing room.

"The British royal family's yacht, used for over 900 voyages and now permanently moored in Leith. Vis"

Intimate, free gallery on the Mound, next to Princes Street Gardens. It holds famous works by painters such as J.M.W. Turner and William McTaggart, which you can see up close.

"Intimate, free gallery on the Mound, next to Princes Street Gardens. It holds famous works by painte"

Museum within the castle walls covering four centuries of Scottish military history. It covers the kilted Highland soldier, bagpipes and two centuries of recruiting posters.

"Museum within the castle walls covering four centuries of Scottish military history. It covers the k"

Rick Steves calls it the best walk through Scottish history anywhere. It holds a huge artifact collection, from the Kingdom of the Scots exhibit and Bonnie Prince Charlie relics to the Industrial Revolution and early golf balls.

"Rick Steves calls it the best walk through Scottish history anywhere. It holds a huge artifact colle"

The world's first museum dedicated to childhood, opened in 1955, with over 60,000 toys, dolls, games and vintage bicycles. It is free and full of nostalgia for adults.

"The world's first museum dedicated to childhood, opened in 1955, with over 60,000 toys, dolls, games"

One of the Royal Mile's oldest buildings, dating to around 1470, with exhibits on John Knox and his era. Its highlight is the painted 17th-century Oak Room ceiling.

"One of the Royal Mile's oldest buildings, dating to around 1470, with exhibits on John Knox and his "

A fun optical-illusion attraction near the castle. Its rooftop gives views over the entire city.

"A fun optical-illusion attraction near the castle. Its rooftop gives views over the entire city."

A separate gallery a street away from the National Gallery. The host warns that Edinburgh's galleries have confusingly similar names.

"A separate gallery a street away from the National Gallery. The host warns that Edinburgh's gallerie"