Free Attractions included in the Edinburgh Pass
The Edinburgh Pass will help you See More and Save More. In fact, it's sightseeing made easy! There are over 30 top attractions in the Pass, so whether you're into history, haunted tours, culture, nature or full on fun, the Edinburgh Pass is a must have for a city break in Edinburgh.
Why not visit one of our Visitor Information Centres at Edinburgh Airport and 3 Princes Street where they can help you book tours and make the most of using your Edinburgh Pass!
Please note - Some Attractions have seasonal opening hours. Please check each individual attraction directly for details.
The Edinburgh Dungeon
** You can buy your Edinburgh Pass here **
The Edinburgh Dungeon invites you to delve into the capital's most blood-curdling history. Experience "Extremis - Drop Ride to Doom"! Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as you drop screaming into the darkness below!
Scottish National Gallery - No Foreign Lands: Peter Doig, 3 August - 3 November 2013
This summer the Scottish National Gallery plays host to Scotland's first major retrospective of Peter Doig, one of the most highly regarded and internationally renowned painters working today.
The Cadies & Witchery Tours - Ghost & Gore Tour
Alexander Clapperton (deceased Edinburgh Cemetary Director during the 1840's) takes a light-hearted look at Edinburgh's dark past, telling tales of hangings, punishment, witchcraft & invasion as he leads you through the Old Town's atmospheric closes & courtyards.
The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour
The original, award winning Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour is a brilliant and witty dramatic romp through the wynds, courtyards and pubs of Edinburgh's Old and New Town. A hilarious duel of wits across 300 years of colourful literary characters, in celebration of Scotland's finest writers.
Thistle Knights Tours - Historical Tour
Explore Edinburgh's history with this walking tour by Thistle Knights
Auld Reekie Tours - Ghost & Torture Tour
Bone chilling stories told in the cobbled streets of Edinburgh's old town. Enter our underground vaults and let the dark tales continue. Torture exhibition included.
John Knox House at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
John Knox House is Edinburgh's oldest Royal Mile mansion
Surgeons' Hall Museum
Surgeons' Hall is Scotland's largest medical museum and is recognised as a collection of national significance.
The Queen's Gallery - Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man (2 Aug - 10 Nov 2013)
Long recognised as one of the great artists of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci was also a pioneer in the understanding of human anatomy.
The Queens Gallery - High Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson (22 Nov 2013 - 2 March 2014)
The absurdities of fashion, the perils of love, political machinations and royal intrique were the daily subject matter of Thomas Rowlandson, one of the leading caricaturists of Georgian England
Georgian House
Discover High Society living and 'life below stairs' in Edinburgh's New Town- 18th Century style!
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - Witches and Wicked Bodies (27 July - 3 Nov 2013)
Delve into the world of Witches and Wicked Bodies in this major new exhibition coming in summer 2013
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Glasshouses
At the heart of the Garden, visit the iconic Victorian Temperate Palm House and adjacent Glasshouses, which offer visitors the opportunity to travel through time and across the globe while experiencing ten very different realms of the plant kingdom.
Edinburgh Zoo
Enjoy a fantastic day out at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland's largest and most exotic wildlife attraction.
Gilmerton Cove
Hidden beneath the streets of Gilmerton on the southside of the city lies Edinburgh's best kept secret. Gilmerton Cove is a series of hand carved chambers and passageways hewn from the bedrock sandstone.
Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World
It's Creepy- It's Crawly- It's a JUNGLE in here!
Come face-to-face with lizards, giant snakes, poisonous frogs...if you dare, join daily handling sessions, spider phobia sessions or visit one of Europe's largest exotic butterfly exhibitions with hundreds of free flying butterflies in a large indoor rainforest.
Hopetoun House
Hopetoun House "Scotland's Finest Stately Home" is situated 12 miles from the centre of Edinburgh and is a splendid example of the work of Scottish architects Sir William Bruce and William Adam.
Almond Valley Heritage Centre
With a wide range of activities such as animal handling sessions and milking demonstrations, indoor and outdoor play areas, a simulated archaeological dig, trampolines, go karts and lots more, there is plenty to keep kids and adults entertained!
Scottish Seabird Centre
Exciting Discovery Centre with amazing live cameras to watch wildlife on the islands. Wildlife cinema, interactive displays, kids' play zone and giant aquarium with fish feeding, daily.
Nelson Monument
High on Calton Hill, the Nelson Monument represents the victory and death of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar
The Cadies & Witchery Tours - Murder & Mystery Tour
Your guide is Adam Lyal (deceased), highwayman, who was executed in Edinburgh on 27th March 1811. He will lead you through the dark courtyards and eerie alleyways of Old Town Edinburgh, telling tales of witchcraft, plague, torture and bodysnatching.
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
Come and play at Camera Obscura and World of Illusions! Where seeing is not believing. Even more hands-on fun for everyone with loads of amazing new exhibits. Can you shrink like Alice in Wonderland in the Ames room? Will you manage to stay on your feet in the Vortex Tunnel?
Gladstone's Land
Gladstone's Land is a fascinating Edinburgh Old Town tenement built in 1620 full of stunning art, furniture and painted ceilings. Situated on the Royal Mile, only a minute's walk from the castle, make sure you fit it in your day!
Auld Reekie Tours - The Original Underground Tour
Join us beneath the streets as we uncover the dark history of old Edinburgh and the South Bridge Vaults. Our original underground tour.
Auld Reekie Tours - Terror Tour
Our darkest and most frightening stories told above and below ground. Enter our infamous stone circle vault and visit our torture exhibition.
Greenyonder Tours - Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile
Take this short, easy walking tour and see a little-known side of Edinburgh's Old Town: behind the historic buildings discover the surprising number of gardens and green 'nooks and crannies', all with a story to tell.
National Museum of Scotland - Mary, Queen of Scots (Open 28 June - 17 November 2013 only)
Discover the dramatic story of Mary, Queen of Scots
Dynamic Earth
You'll be shaken by erupting volcanoes, dive beneath oceans, be plunged into the Polar Extremes before hanging out with orang-utans in our tropical rainforest.
Child Pass not valid here.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery - Man Ray Portraits (22 June - 8 Sep 2013)
Man Ray Portraits, presented in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery in London, is the first major museum retrospective of the highly influential artist's photographic portraits and features over 100 works from his career in America and Paris, dating from 1916 to 1968.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - The Scottish Colourist Series: JD Fergusson (7 Dec 2013 - 15 June 2014)
The third and final exhibition in our Scottish Colourist series
Urban Paintball
Urban Paintball Edinburgh is Scotland's only indoor paintball arena. Come rain or shine we're the first choice for paintball in Edinburgh.
Lauriston Castle
Visit this beautiful castle which stands in thirty acres of tranquil grounds enjoying a magnificant view across the Firth of Forth. Here you will find beautifully preserved interiors which were richly decorated and furnished between 1902-1926, in Edwardian taste.
National Mining Museum Scotland
Discover the miners' way of life through two floors of exhibitions, interactives, film theatres, recreated underground, coalface, Magic Helmet tours and much more!
Glenkinchie Distillery
Glenkinchie: The home of the Edinburgh Malt!
Visit a working distillery a pleasant drive from Edinburgh out into the rolling farmland of East Lothian.
Maid of the Forth
Relax and Cruise on our 1.5 hour sightseeing cruise under the famous Forth Bridge and enjoy magnificent views of our world famous Bridge, wartime fortifications and the Edinburgh panorama. See seals, puffins, fulmars, guillemots and the occasional dolphin or porpoise.
Newhailes
Newhailes is an amazing survival story and is a dignified 17th-century home in authentic condition. Rather than attempt to re-create an immaculate dwelling, the Trust has worked hard to keep the house "untouched" by modern hands.
National Museum of Flight
See the 50-strong collection of aircraft which includes high-ranking military planes and passenger travel aircraft. Seek out Comet and Concorde, Tiger Moth and Tornado, Spitfire and Sea Hawk, Jetstream and Jaguar.
