Free Attractions in Edinburgh

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 Tourist 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!

The 3D Loch Ness Experience

(You save £5.95)

The 3D Loch Ness Experience takes you on a virtual reality journey to discover the mystery of Loch Ness, the World's most famous body of water!

The Cadies & Witchery Tours- Ghost & Gore Tour

Ghost & Gore Tour
(You save £7.50)

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. Pre-booking essential.

Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

(You Save £8.50)

The Camera Obscura Show is the essential Edinburgh tour. This Victorian Eye in the Sky has fascinated visitors for 150 years. Also enjoy spectacular 360° rooftop panoramas and three floors of mind boggling hands-on illusions.

Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World

(You save £5.95)

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.

Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

(You save £10.00)

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.

Glenkinchie Distillery

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Glenkinchie: The home of the Edinburgh Malt! Visit a working distillery a short pleasant drive from the City Centre out into the rolling farmland of East Lothian.

John Knox House

(You save £3.50)

John Knox House is Edinburghs oldest Royal Mile mansion- the home of Mary, Queen of Scots Catholic goldsmith and the final resting place of Scotland's controversial religious icon

Maid of the Forth

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Relax 'n 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.

Mercat Tours - The Historic Vaults Tour

The Vaults Tour
(You save £7.50)

Visit authentic 18th century vaults beneath the South Bridge. Pre-booking recommended.

National Museum of Flight

(You save £8.50)

Take a seat on the new Airfield Explorer to travel our site and trace the aviation story: military planes, passenger travel and the ultimate Concorde Experience.

Gladstone's Land

(You save £5.50)

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!

Nelson Monument

(You save £3.00)

High on Calton Hill, visit the Nelson Monument symbolising the victory, and death, of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. * Please note the Nelson Monument will be closed for major restoration work from 9th March-17th August

Scottish Seabird Centre

(You save £7.95)

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.

Surgeons' Hall Museum

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Scotlands largest medical museum houses one of the most significant surgical collections in the world

Auld Reekie Tours-The Haunted Underground Tour

(You save £7.00)

Explore the darkened crypts, once the home of body snatchers and witches alike. Each vault has an individual story of death, destruction, disease and crime, which your guide will enthuse in giving you all the gory details!

Auld Reekie Tours-Terror Tour

(You save £10.00)

Edinburgh's scariest, most haunted underground ghost tours, as featured on "Most Haunted Live" Halloween 2006 & 2008. Acclaimed as their scariest location ever.

The Cadies & Witchery Tours - Murder & Mystery Tour

(You save £7.50)

Your guide is Adam Lyal (deceased), highwayman, who was executed in Edinburgh's Grassmarket 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. Pre-booking essential.

Dynamic Earth

(You Save £9.50)

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.

The Edinburgh Dungeon

(You save £14.95)

New for 2009 Extremis - Drop Ride to Doom! Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as you drop screaming into the darkness below!

Edinburgh Zoo

(You save £12.50)

Enjoy a fantastic day out at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland's largest and most exotic wildlife attraction.

Almond Valley Heritage Centre

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(You save £8.00)

Almond Valley's traditional farm buildings and working watermill are home to many friendly farm animals. 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!

Hopetoun House

(You save £8.00)

Hopetoun House "Scotland's Finest Stately Home" is situated 12 miles form the centre of Edinburgh

Lauriston Castle

(You save £5.00)

The Castle stands in thirty acres of tranquil grounds enjoying a magnificant view across the Firth of Forth

Mercat Tours - Secrets of the Royal Mile

Secrets of the Royal Mile
(You save £8.50)

Be enthralled as your historian guide takes you back through the centuries and away from well-trodden paths to reveal the secrets of Edinburgh's past. Pre-booking recommended.

Mercat Tours- The Ghostly Vaults Tour

(You save £7.50)

Our GHOSTLY VAULTS TOUR will descend into the Vaults beneath the South Bridge, and as you are led through candlit passages into dark, gloomy chambers, your ghost guide will tell you tales of those who once occupied these Vaults and perhaps still do...