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Balmoral, TheLocal AttractionsCity Art CentreThe City Art Centre houses the city's permanent fine art collection and stages a constantly changing programme of temporary exhibitions from all parts of the world. It has six floors of display galleries (linked by an escalator). Distance: 0.14 Miles John Knox House John Knox the Reformer is said to have died in the house, which was built by the goldsmith to Mary, Queen of Scots. Renovation work has revealed the original floor in the Oak Room, and a magnificent painted ceiling. Distance: 0.24 Miles Scottish National Portrait Gallery The collection provides a visual history of Scotland from the 16th century to the present day, told through the portraits of the people who shaped it. Among the most famous are Mary, Queen of Scots, Ramsay's portrait of David Hume and Raeburn's Sir Walter Distance: 0.23 Miles Nelson Monument Designed in 1807 the monument dominates the east end of Princes Street. The views are superb, and every day except Sunday the time ball drops at 1pm as the gun at the castle goes off. Distance: 0.25 Miles Brass Rubbing Centre Housed in the 15th-century remnant of Trinity Apse, the Centre offers the chance to make your own rubbing from a wide range of replica monumental brasses and Pictish stones. Tuition is available. Distance: 0.22 Miles The Edinburgh Dungeon From the team that brought you The London Dungeon, there comes a Scottish "feast of fun with history's horrible bits". A mixture of live actors, rides, shows and special effects take the brave visitor back into a dark past that includes such delights as t Distance: 0.18 Miles The Real Mary King's Close Beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies a warren of hidden streets, the remnants of old streets that were partly demolished in the 18th century. For many years people lived, worked and died in these subterranean streets, and now they are finally open to the p Distance: 0.19 Miles Edinburgh Waverley Train Station Distance: 0.06 Miles Edinburgh Experience Distance: 0.25 Miles Edinburgh Waverley Train Station Distance: 0.09 Miles |
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