Museums in Lothian

A museum of daily life in Edinburgh from the 18th century to the present day, housed in the Grade I listed Canongate Tolbooth, used for civic administration and a prison from 1591. The museum looks at all aspects of Edinburgh history through the eyes of ordinary people at work and play.
163 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, EH8 8BN

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Heritage Highlight: Housed in the 1591 Canongate Tolbooth

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Leith is the ancient port of Edinburgh and has a long history of maritime trade. In the medieval period, a charitable organisation called the Incorporation of Shipowners and Shipmasters was formed to look after retired or ill seamen and their families.
99 Kirkgate, Leith, Lothian, Scotland, EH6 6BJ

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A fascinating museum tracing the lives of three Scottish writers - poet Robert Burns and novelists Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.  See personal objects associated with each writer, portraits, and rare editions of their works.
Lady Stair's Close, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, EH1 2PA

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Heritage Highlight: First editions of works by Burns, Stevenson, and Scott

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