Edinburgh
One day in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A day through Edinburgh’s best-known sights that lie close together: National Museum of Scotland, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish National Gallery, Scott Monument and Scottish National Portrait Gallery. 6 stops, about 1.2 mi between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- National Museum of ScotlandMuseum · On the map

- St Giles' CathedralCathedral · 0.2 mi on from National Museum of Scotland · On the map

- Edinburgh CastleMuseum · 0.4 mi on from St Giles' Cathedral · On the map

- Scottish National GalleryMuseum · 0.2 mi on from Edinburgh Castle · On the map

- Scott MonumentMonument · 0.1 mi on from Scottish National Gallery · On the map
- Scottish National Portrait GalleryMuseum · 0.2 mi on from Scott Monument · On the map

6 stops, about 1.2 mi between them in straight lines.
More for Edinburgh
- Things to do in Edinburgh, United Kingdom · 40 places to see, led by Edinburgh Castle and Forth Bridge
Day trips from Edinburgh
- Glasgow42 mi awayKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum6 stops in a day, starting at Glasgow Botanic Gardens
- Aberdeen93 mi awayDunnottar Castle40 places to see, led by Dunnottar Castle and Crathes Castle
- Dundee37 mi awayGlamis Castle6 stops in a day, starting at HMS Unicorn
- Carlisle74 mi awayCarlisle Cathedral35 places to see, led by Carlisle Cathedral and Carlisle Castle
Photo credits
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scottish National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scott Monument: Schatir, Public domain
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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