Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Holyrood Rd.
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0131/550-7800.
www.dynamicearth.co.uk. Admission £10.50 adults; £9 seniors and
students; £7 children 3-15. July and Aug daily 10am-6pm; Sept-Jun daily 10am-5pm. Bus: 35 or 36.
Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
This center makes the case for the Scottish
national drink by illuminating the traditions associated with its making. A holographic
master blender's ghost and a whisky barrel ride showing historic moments in the
whisky industry are included in the admission. Last tours are 1 hour prior to closing.
354 Castlehill, near Edinburgh Castle.
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0131/220-0441.
www.whisky-heritage.co.uk. Admission
£11.50 adults, £9 seniors, £6 children 6-17. AC, MC, V. Sept-May daily 10am-6pm, Jun-Aug 9:30am-
6:30pm. Closed Dec 25. Bus: 23, 27, 41, or 45.
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Scotland's largest medical museum includes 18th-
century anatomical specimens (which some might find distressing) as well as a
section devoted to “Sport, Surgery, and the Well Being” that gives visitors a chance
to use a keyhole surgery-training unit. There are also visiting exhibitions, such as a
recent one on the history of cosmetic surgery. It's housed in a great Greek revival
building by William Henry Playfair that was opened in 1832.
9 Hill Sq.
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0131/527-1649.
www.museum.rcsed.ac.uk. Tickets £5 adults, £3 children. MV, V. Mon-Fri
noon-4pm. Bus: 3, 8, 14, 31, or 33.
Talbot Rice Gallery
Part of the University of Edinburgh, housed in a wing of the
Old College, the Talbot Rice contains the university's art collection with works by
modern Scottish artists such as Joan Eardley and earlier pieces by the Scottish
Colourists. Old Master paintings hang in the Georgian Gallery. The gallery's boxy,
modern exhibition space--the White Gallery--is reserved for temporary shows by
significant contemporary artists, such as Jenny Holzer.
Old College, South Bridge.
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0131/650-2211.
www.trg.ed.ac.uk. Free admission. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.
Bus: 3, 8, 14, 31, or 33.
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BRITANNIA: THE
royal
YACHT
The royal yacht
Britannia
was launched
on April 16, 1953, and traveled more than
a million miles before it was decommis-
sioned in December 1997. Several cities
then competed to permanently harbor
the ship as a tourist attraction. The port
of Leith won, and today the ship is
moored next to the Ocean Terminal
shopping mall about 3km (2 miles) from
Edinburgh's center. Once on board, you'll
see where Prince Charles and Princess
Diana strolled the deck on their honey-
moon, visit the drawing room and the
Royal apartments, as well as explore the
engine room, galleys, and captain's cabin.
The yacht is open daily except Christ-
mas and New Year's Day, with the first
tour from April to May and June to
October beginning at 10am, the last tour
at 4pm. In summer, July to September,
the yacht is open from 9:30am to
4:30pm. From November to March, the
hours are 10am to 3:30pm. Lasting at
least 90 minutes, the tour is self-guided
with the use of an audio headset. Adults
pay £10.50, seniors £9, and children ages
5 to 17 £6.75. A family pass is £31.
Advanced tickets are recommended in
August (
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0131/555-5566;
www.royaly
achtbritannia.co.uk). From Waverley
Bridge, take either Lothian buses 1, 11, 22,
34, or 35, or the Majestic City Tour Bus.
