Points of interest · Edinburgh · Updated on 6 November 2026
Attractions and sights in Edinburgh county
Edinburgh county has 145 points of interest on the Outdoor Pitstop map. Most are memorials (55), attractions (38) and museums (20). 11 have a page of their own with a photo and a story. At 4, the app tells the story as an audio tour of about two minutes.

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On the map
- 1Edinburgh CastleAttraction · Edinburgh · Audio tour 2:18
- 2National Museum of ScotlandMuseum · Edinburgh · Audio tour 2:28
- 3Holyrood AbbeyAttraction · Edinburgh · Audio tour 2:23
- 4HMY BritanniaMuseum · Edinburgh · Story
- 5Craigmillar CastleAttraction · Edinburgh · Story
- 6Scott MonumentAttraction · Edinburgh · Story
4 audio tours in Edinburgh
At these places the app tells the story on the spot, in about two minutes. Listen in English or Dutch.

Edinburgh Castle
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National Museum of Scotland
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Holyrood Abbey
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
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With Pro you check in at the place and hear the whole story; new users get Pro for their first 4 weeks.
Hear the story of Edinburgh Castle on the spot with the app
The 48 best-known attractions in Edinburgh county
After the places above, best known first.
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HMY BritanniaMuseum · Edinburgh · Story - 6
Craigmillar CastleAttraction · Edinburgh · Story - 7
Scott MonumentAttraction · Edinburgh · Story - 8
National Monument of ScotlandAttraction · Edinburgh · Story - 9
Royal Observatory, EdinburghAttraction · Edinburgh · Story - 10
Mons MegAttraction · Edinburgh · Story - 11
St Mary's Episcopal CathedralAttraction · Edinburgh · Story - 12
St Giles' CathedralAttraction · Edinburgh - 13
Camera Obscura & World of IllusionsAttraction · Edinburgh - 14
Greyfriars KirkAttraction · Edinburgh - 15
National War MuseumMuseum · Edinburgh - 16
The Parish Church of St CuthbertAttraction · Edinburgh - 17
Barnbougle CastleCastle · Edinburgh - 18
Charles II of EnglandMemorial · Edinburgh - 19
Craiglockhart CastleCastle · Edinburgh - 20
Dunbar's Close GardenAttraction · Edinburgh - 21
Dundas CastleCastle · Edinburgh - 22
GatehouseAttraction · Edinburgh - 23
Mercat CrossMonument · Edinburgh - 24
Museum of ChildhoodMuseum · Edinburgh - 25
Nelson MonumentAttraction · Edinburgh - 26
Ross FountainAttraction · Edinburgh - 27
78th Highlanders MemorialMemorial · Edinburgh - 28
Adam Black MemorialMemorial · Edinburgh - 29
Albert MemorialMonument · Edinburgh - 30
Allan Ramsay MemorialMemorial · Edinburgh - 31
Anatomical MuseumMuseum · Edinburgh - 32
Bore StoneMemorial · Edinburgh - 33
Brassfounders ColumnMonument · Edinburgh - 34
Burns MonumentMonument · Edinburgh - 35
Cat StaneArchaeological site · Edinburgh - 36
Catherine Sinclair MonumentMonument · Edinburgh - 37
Church of St John the EvangelistAttraction · Edinburgh - 38
College War MemorialMemorial · Edinburgh - 39
Colonel Mackenzie StatueMemorial · Edinburgh - 40
Corstorphine Hill TowerAttraction · Edinburgh - 41
Cramond Roman Fort and Civil SettlementArchaeological site · Edinburgh - 42
Cramond TowerCastle · Edinburgh - 43
David Hume MemorialMemorial · Edinburgh - 44
David Livingstone MemorialMemorial · Edinburgh - 45
Dr Thomas Chalmers StatueMemorial · Edinburgh - 46
Dugald Stewart MonumentAttraction · Edinburgh - 47
Duke of Wellington StatueMemorial · Edinburgh - 48
Dynamic EarthMuseum · Edinburgh
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1 town has points of interest. Edinburgh has an overview of their own; for the others they are on the page of the town or on the map.
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Photo: Robert Breuer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsEdinburgh
4 audio tours · 55 memorials, 38 attractions
All towns from A to Z
All 145 from A to Z
A name with a link has a page of its own with a photo and a story.
- 72nd Highlanders MemorialMemorial
- 78th Highlanders MemorialMemorial
- Adam Black MemorialMemorial
- Albert MemorialMonument
- Allan Ramsay MemorialMemorial
- Anatomical MuseumMuseum
- Archaeological siteArchaeological site
- Barnbougle CastleCastle
- Bavelaw CastleCastle
- Black Watch MemorialMemorial
- Bore StoneMemorial
- Brassfounders ColumnMonument
- Burns MonumentMonument
- Cairn for Margaret HallMemorial
- Caiy StaneArchaeological site
- Camera Obscura & World of IllusionsAttraction
- Carlowrie CastleCastle
- Cat StaneArchaeological site
- Catherine Sinclair MonumentMonument
- Charles II of EnglandMemorial
- Church of St John the EvangelistAttraction
- ClubbiedeanArchaeological site
- Cockburn Geological MuseumMuseum
- College War MemorialMemorial
- Colonel Mackenzie StatueMemorial
- Corstorphine Hill TowerAttraction
- Craiglockhart CastleCastle
- Craigmillar CastleAttraction
- Cramond Roman Fort and Civil SettlementArchaeological site
- Cramond TowerCastle
- Currie War MemorialMemorial
- Dalmahoy Hill FortArchaeological site
- David Hume MemorialMemorial
- David Livingstone MemorialMemorial
- Dean Ramsay MemorialMemorial
- Dr Andrew Balfour Drinking FountainMemorial
- Dr Thomas Chalmers StatueMemorial
- Dugald Stewart MonumentAttraction
- Duke of Wellington StatueMemorial
- Dunbar's Close GardenAttraction
- Dundas CastleCastle
- Dynamic EarthMuseum
- Earl HaigMemorial
- Edinburgh CastleAttraction
- Fifth Duke of Buccleuch MemorialMemorial
- Frederick, Duke of York StatueMemorial
- GatehouseAttraction
- George IV statueMemorial
- Georgian HouseAttraction
- Gilmerton CoveAttraction
- Gladstone's LandAttraction
- Greyfriars BobbyMemorial
- Greyfriars KirkAttraction
- GrottoRuins
- Harrison Memorial ArchMemorial
- Hatton HouseArchaeological site
- Heart Of Midlothian War MemorialMemorial
- Heriot Watt MuseumMuseum
- HMS ClaverhouseMemorial
- HMY BritanniaMuseum
- Holyrood AbbeyAttraction
- Holyrood DistilleryAttraction
- John Knox HouseAttraction
- John Knox MemorialMemorial
- John Rattray StatueMemorial
- John Wilson MemorialMemorial
- Kaimes HillArchaeological site
- Lauriston CastleAttraction
- Liberton TowerCastle
- Madelvic Car FactoryMemorial
- Malleny GardenAttraction
- Masons' PillarsMonument
- McEwan Lantern PillarMemorial
- Melville's MonumentMonument
- Memorial to John, Fourth Earl of HopetounMemorial
- Mercat CrossMonument
- Merchiston TowerCastle
- Mons MegAttraction
- MonumentMonument
- MonumentMonument
- Museum of ChildhoodMuseum
- Museum of EdinburghMuseum
- Museum on the MoundMuseum
- National Monument of ScotlandAttraction
- National Museum of ScotlandMuseum
- National War MuseumMuseum
- Nelson MonumentAttraction
- New Town ChurchAttraction
- Old CollegeAttraction
- Old Stockbridge Market EntranceAttraction
- Palace of HolyroodhouseAttraction
- Playfair MonumentMemorial
- Political Martyrs' MonumentAttraction
- Prince Of Wales FountainAttraction
- Queen VictoriaMonument
- Queensferry MuseumMuseum
- Quintinshill Rail Disaster MemorialMemorial
- Robert Louis Stevenson MemorialMemorial
- Robert Viscount MelvilleMonument
- Ross FountainAttraction
- Royal Observatory, EdinburghAttraction
- Royal Scots Greys MemorialMemorial
- Royal Scots MonumentMemorial
- RuinsRuins
- Scott MonumentAttraction
- Scottish American War MemorialMemorial
- Scottish Horse MemorialMemorial
- Scottish National War MemorialMemorial
- Scottish Norwegian Training Areas MemorialMemorial
- Scottish-American Soldiers MonumentMemorial
- Sir James Young Simpson MemorialMemorial
- St Bernard's WellAttraction
- St Cecilia's HallMuseum
- St Giles' CathedralAttraction
- St Mary's Episcopal CathedralAttraction
- St Stephen's ChurchAttraction
- Standing StoneArchaeological site
- Standing StoneArchaeological site
- Talbot Rice GalleryMuseum
- The Edinburgh DungeonAttraction
- The Jellicoe Express -- 1917 - 2017Memorial
- The King's GalleryMuseum
- The Parish Church of St CuthbertAttraction
- The People's Story MuseumMuseum
- The Robin ChapelMemorial
- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards MuseumMuseum
- The Royal Scots Regimental MuseumMuseum
- The Scotch Whisky ExperienceAttraction
- The TowerMonument
- Thomas Guthrie MemorialMemorial
- Trinity ApseMuseum
- Trinity HouseMuseum
- W.H. Playfair StatueMemorial
- War MemorialMemorial
- War MemorialMemorial
- Water of Leith Walkway StedfastgateMemorial
- Wauchope MemorialMemorial
- Wentworth ElmAttraction
- West Bow WellAttraction
- William Chambers StatueMemorial
- William Gladstone MemorialMemorial
- William Pitt StatueMemorial
- Witches' WellMemorial
- Wojtek MemorialMemorial
- Writers' MuseumMuseum
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Frequently asked questions
How many attractions are there in Edinburgh?
The Outdoor Pitstop map shows 145 points of interest in Edinburgh, 11 of them with a page of their own with a photo and a story.
What are the best known attractions in Edinburgh?
Among others Edinburgh Castle, National Museum of Scotland, Holyrood Abbey, HMY Britannia and Craigmillar Castle.
Which attractions in Edinburgh have an audio tour?
4: Edinburgh Castle, National Museum of Scotland, Holyrood Abbey and Palace of Holyroodhouse.
How does an audio tour work?
When you are at the place, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells its story in about two minutes, in English or Dutch. With Pro you check in and hear the whole story.
Which memorials are there in Edinburgh?
55, including Charles II of England, 78th Highlanders Memorial, Adam Black Memorial, Allan Ramsay Memorial and Bore Stone.
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