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The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, the High Street, the Canongate and Abbey Strand. The Royal Mile is the busiest tourist street in the Old Town, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town. The Royal Mile contains a variety of shops, restaurants, public houses, and visitor attractions.
Outlook Tower. Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is a tourist attraction located in Outlook Tower on the Castlehill section of the Royal Mile close to Edinburgh Castle.The original attraction was founded by entrepreneur Maria Theresa Short in 1835 and was exhibited on Calton Hill.
The "Royal Mile" is a name coined in the early 20th century for the main street of the Old Town which runs on a downwards slope from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace and the ruined Holyrood Abbey. Narrow closes (alleyways), often no more than a few feet wide, lead steeply downhill to both north and south of the main spine which runs west to ...
Edinburgh Wax Museum was a short-lived but important tourist attraction on the Royal Mile in the late 20th century. At its peak it was attended by 230,000 visitors per year, making it one of the main attractions in Edinburgh. It was the only waxworks in Scotland and focused on the heroes of Scottish history, containing over 150 figures in total.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Edinburgh" ... Royal Mile; Royal Mile police box; S. Scotch Whisky Experience; Scottish Parliament Building; Scottish Poetry ...
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The Heart of Midlothian. The Heart of Midlothian is a mosaic located outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.The heart marks the location of the entrance to Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth which was demolished in 1817. [1]
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