Edinburgh
Edinburgh
+ Exploring Edinburgh
Sights
* Ann Street
* Assembly Hall
* Assembly Rooms
* Blackford Hill
* Braid Hills
* Calton Hill
* Camera Obscura
* Charlotte Square
* City Art Centre
* The Colonies
* Corstorphine
* Cowgate
* Craigmillar Castle
* Cramond
* Dean Village
* Duddingston
* Edinburgh Castle Museums
* Edinburgh Exchange
* Edinburgh's Festival Centre - The Hub
* Edinburgh Zoo
* George Street
* The Georgian House
* Gladstone's Land
* The Grassmarket
* Greyfriars Kirk
* Hanover Street
* The Heart of Midlothian
* Holyrood Abbey
* Holyrood Park
* Huntly House Museum
* John Knox's House
* Lady Stair's House, The Writers' Museum
* The Lawnmarket
* Leith
* The Meadows
* Mercat Cross
* Morningside
* The Mound
* Murrayfield
* Museum of Childhood
* Parliament House
* Parliament Square
* The People's Story museum
* Princes Street
* Princes Street Gardens
* Queen Street
* Register House
* Royal High School
* Royal Scottish Academy
* Royal scottish Observatory
* The Royal Yacht Britannia
* St Andrew Square
* St Giles Cathedral
* St Mary's episcopal Cathedral
* Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
* The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery
* Scottish National Portrait Gallery
* The Scottish Parliament
* Stockbridge
* Swanston
* Talbot Rice Art Gallery
* The Tron Kirk
* The University of Edinburgh
* Victoria Street
* The Water of Leith
* Waterloo Place
* Waverley Market (princes mall)
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
Spreading up the slopes of Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh Zoo is the headquarters of the Royal Scottish Zoological Society, with a strong accent on conservation, captive breeding of endangered species and education. With over 1,000 animals from all over the world, plenty of hands-on opportunities and activities of all kinds, the Zoo is extremely child-friendly, and all kids will enjoy the chance to see rhinoceros, bears, giraffes, zebras, hippos and many more. A new lion enclosure has recently opened, there's the Magic Forest, devoted to small rainforest monkeys, and an evolutionary maze. The highlight for most visitors is the daily penguin parade at 2pm; the Zoo has a long tradition of successful breeding of four species of these charming birds, which you can see swimming underwater through the glass windows of their pool. Allow plenty of time for a visit, and be prepared to climb - Corstorphine Hill is steep.
Address: Murrayfield
Phone: 0131 334 9171
Open: Apr-Sep, daily 9-6; Oct, Nov, Mar daily 9-5:30; Jan-Feb daily 9-4:30
Restaurant: Cafeteria and kiosks (Inexpensive-Moderately priced)
Bus: 2, 12, 31, 69
Accessible: Excellent; reduced admission for disabled visitors
Admission: Expensive
Other: Corstorphine; Murrayfield
Practical: Many special events aimed specifically at children
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