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Museum of Scotland

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 249 attractions in Edinburgh
Traveler Description: Museum delineating the history and culture of Scotland from the Stone Age to the present.
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Attraction type: Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Address: Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Scotland
Tel: (+44) 131 247 4422
Fax: (+44) 131 220 4819

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5 of 5 stars
edinburgh scotland
Apr 27, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

The museum of Scotland is the new museum attached to the Victorian Royal Museum. Anything to do with Scotland is in the New Museum, including Dolly The Sheep. The Older building is a more traditional museum filled with everything the British Empire could get its hands on. Stuffed Animals, Geology, Egypt, Engineering etc.etc.etc. They are fantastic and FREE! There is... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bristol, UK
Oct 23, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

It's great to see a public museum that has had so much care (and funding it seems) lavished on it! I really could have spent longer there and the collections were incredibly broad, The museum had also taken care to include children and there was a good cafe and restaurant. the museum was also (amazingly!) free - I would much... more

Nov 29, 2005
10/10 found this review helpful

The museum was fantastic. I didn't have time to see everything in it (who would, it is a huge museum), but there was something for everyone there. It's a great free rainy day activity, which is good because there are plenty of rainy days in Edinburgh. The layout is nice and you get a good chronological snapshot of the history... more

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5 of 5 stars
Antwerp
May 29, 2005
14/14 found this review helpful

Found out about this one too late, so I only had time to give the first two floors a good look. Which is a good thing, because now I have a valid excuse to go back to Edinburgh (to see the rest!) This quite a collection they have here. There was a modest exhibit about the geology and biology of... more

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5 of 5 stars
Fort Worth, Texas
May 5, 2005
17/17 found this review helpful

This is a wonderful museum on many levels. We really wish that we'd had more time to spend in it. The building itself is a work of architectural art. Each level of the building traces a particular era in Scotland's history. The sheer volume of fascinating historical artifacts is astonishing. There is even a free audio guide (we didn't have... more

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5 of 5 stars
Winnipeg, Canada
Apr 12, 2005
14/14 found this review helpful

There is so much to see in this museum that you need to allow a good half day to see them all. This is an excellent attraction and the displays are awesome. Don't miss it! more

Oct 9, 2004
21/21 found this review helpful

We intended to visit here for an hour or two, but ended up staying from opening until closing. It's a great museum in a great building. This museum offers a great way to learn about Scotland before setting out on a journey around the country. The items on exhibit are not exceptional, but the descriptions are so well written that... more

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Museum of Scotland Address

Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, Scotland
Tel: (+44) 131 247 4422 Fax: (+44) 131 220 4819