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National Museum of Scotland
A free museum of Scotland's story and the wider world, from the Lewis Chessmen to Dolly the cloned sheep.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JFDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk from the Royal Mile.
Why Go
Its galleries run from Scotland's geology and early peoples through the Jacobites to science and design, with a Victorian Grand Gallery full of natural history and world cultures.
The roof terrace has a fine view of the castle.
Nearby in Edinburgh
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