I climbed up the 287 steps all the way to the top. It was a challenge but the view from 200ft was nice and it is a beautiful building.

Your visit to Edinburgh is incomplete if you have not climbed Scott Monument. Though I admit that stairs ar quite tough and space to go up is narrow, but when you reach up its worth the effort! What a scenic view of Edinburgh, a complete treat to eyes :) Alternatively if you are not comfortable to climb this, National Monument... More

This monument was across Prince's St. from our hotel. Very ornate workmanship. The best place to get a picture is on the walking bridge across the railway (The Mound).

The view is superb but its really narrow at the top and you'll struggle even if you have a tiny backpack on. Also make sure when you are going down and nobody else is coming up otherwise you have to go up (again!) all the way with them :'(

Seeing Edinburgh from the top of Scots monument is a great experience. It's a shame you have to climb an increasingly narrow spiral staircase to get there! I really did not enjoy walking up this one way staircase...especially as the people coming down them at the same time were fairly large. I would reccommend this to anyone who doesn't mind... More

Everyone just seems to walk by and ignore it. OK, there's no flashing lights or games to play but we loved it on our family trip. It's a proper old-school attraction.....no big gift-shop or sales job and it's very reasonable to buy tickets. It's probably pretty obvious.....there's a lot of steps to the top! And, some parts of the stairwell... More

287 steps to the top......the view of the city is amazing. The last 30 or so steps to the top are a bit of a tight fit if someone is coming down.

Saw this monument from the castle and stopped by the next day only to find out that you could climb the stairs inside to the four different levels. Wow, what a view. Well worth the price of admission. A must if you like the birds eye view.

Many people will miss this thinking it's just another monument without realising you can climb it. The steps, all 287 of them, are spiral and get very narrow at the top. The final flight involve you having to lean to match the slope of the walls. The views are excellent and you get a bird's eye view over Princes Street... More