19
ARTS, CULTURE & TOURISM
31 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DF
General enquiries:
0131 240 1041
Up to 20% off when you book online!
The scariest attraction to be found in the city, The
Edinburgh Dungeon is replete with terrifyingly
convincing actors, macabre artefacts and ghoulish
rides that will raise the heckles and set the
adrenaline pumping. The Dungeon combines
history with special effects to bring Scotland’s dark
past to life and includes exhibits dating back to
the 17th Century. 11 actor-driven shows, will have
you laughing, screaming and clutching onto your
friends for support. Learn the secrets of the torture
chamber of the Royal Mile Jail, come face-to-face
with notorious grave-robbers Burke & Hare. Witness
the devastation of the plague in the morbid Street of
Sorrows and watch out for spectres flitting through
1715 Old Craig House. Graveyards and caves;
torture chambers and burial mounds. Whether
you’re interested in Edinburgh’s gruesome history
or are simply looking for an unusual day out, The
Edinburgh Dungeon will leave you elated and
enlightened following the most chilling history lesson
you’ll ever experience.
THE EDINBURGH DUNGEON
Tel: 0131 226 3709
Castlehill, The Royal Mile
Edinburgh, EH1 2ND
Get ready to have your mind blown, boggled and
morphed. Camera Obscura will alter your perspective
on the world as your face transforms right before
your eyes. Lights, mirrors and a sprinkling of science
masquerading as magic ensure Camera Obscura
will mess with your head in the best possible way
– in here, nothing is as it seems. The centre, which
has attracted and astonished visitors since 1853,
combines science with visual entertainment that will
leave you asking “How do they do that?” Start off with
the Camera Obscura show; it provides an excellent
introduction to Edinburgh, as the city is projected
onto a viewing table from a giant periscope. Then
it’s on to the World of Illusions in which ghostly
hands glow, and visitors gawp in astonishment as
their reflection is manipulated. The Light Fantastic
exhibition, is ripe with holographic projections who
lurch towards you before evanescently dissipating
as swiftly as they had appeared. Elsewhere,
Edinburgh Vision details the evolution of the capital’s
landmarks, from Victorian times to the present day.
CAMERA OBSCURA
