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?
( Worth Seeing )
The imposing red sandstone bulk of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery looms over the east end of Queen Street. Built in the 1880s, it's worth a visit for the interior alone, with its wonderful arcaded entrance hall glittering with lustrous murals. The entire collection is devoted to the Scots, though not all the portraits are by Scots. You can trace the flow of Scottish history and achievement through this diverse collection, though most people head straight for Mary, Queen of Scots, Nasmyth's portrait of Robert Burns and Raeburn's Sir Walter Scott. Modern Scots to look out for include Jean Muir, the fashion designer, Sean Connery, alias James Bond, and Irvine Welsh, the author of Trainspotting.
Address: 1 Queen Street
Phone: 0131 624 6200
Open: Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 2-5 (till 6pm during Festival)
Restaurant: Café (Inexpensive-Moderately priced)
Bus: 13, 27, 35, 80
Accessible: Very good
Admission: Free
Other: Queen Street
Practical: Charges for special exhibitions
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