Museums in Edinburgh

A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.

These storage facilities offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of Edinburgh's biggest museums.

A museum dedicated to firefighting in a city that was crucial to the modern history of the profession.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.