For about 15 years I have been aware of Camera Obscura and have walked past it many times.My son's friends had been in recently and kept telling us how good it was and we finally went in.Its mind blowing,confusing,frustrating and amazing all rolled into one building.My 2 kids couldn't stop talking about everyday for the last 10 days.We even bought... More

Visited here on a rainy day in may, after initially being put off by the price we decided to give it a go and am now very pleased that we did. Spent a happy few hours browsing through all of the areas, some of the optical illusions were amazing and offerers lots of opportunities to take some really good photos.... More

Especially with children and on a windy-rainy day. Lots to get amazed with! 5 floors if I remember correctly full of optical illusions. Also very close to the Castle, which in any case is a must do. Many eating places around it so all in all a convenient stop over in the middle of all the sight seeing plans.

This is a must visit place and once you've been, you will know why. It's mostly low tech but not all. It's all about illusions and your perceptions and makes you actually think. I know, it's not what you normally do but seriously, when did you last have a real belly laugh at your own face?

Visiting Camera Obscura was an interesting day out. There was a lot to see and experience, and in general the place seemed clean and well managed. The camera itself was especially enjoyable for kids and adults. However, i did wonder about the environmental credentials of an attraction that runs on large quantities of electricity (presumably from fossil fuel sources?), and... More

I was a bit concerned of the thing not really connected to the Royal Mile and all but was eventually having fun with the kids who liked it a lot

Was absolutely belting it down when we went. Loads of fun things to do, great way to spend a few hours. The ticket is valid for the day so you can come and go as you please which I think is a nice touch.

On a miserable wet misty Sunday in the Scottish Borders decided on a visit to something indoors and had a great time. Kids aged 2,4 and 9 thoroughly enjoyed the exhibits. Only downsides were the weather which made the camera obscura itself less impressive and difficulty parking nearby [although you can park on single yellow lines in Edinburgh on Sundays]

Went to Camera Obscura and had a blast of a time, so much fun trying to figure out all the little puzzles and Illusions. My favorite had to be the vortex wheel, its un-real. was absolutely terrifying in a good way trying to walk through....was mind boggling how it works. Besides that there was so many other cool and quirky... More