Edinburgh, Scotland, was never atop my list of desired summer vacations. However, a recent visit to the capital city convinced me otherwise. With a history dating back to 8500 BC, the hilly Scottish ...

Edinburgh is a literary city. Nobody knows this to be true better than Marcas Mac an Tauirneir, the Gaelic poet who—since making a home there—has found a story along every win ...

Whether it be Richard Madden’s soothing Scottish brogue or the scenic backdrop of the heart-wrenching love story portrayed in One Day (or... maybe you're just a diehard Harry Potter fan), whatever it ...

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is split between two buildings at the edge of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Modern One is the smaller of the two, with two gallery spaces and a sprawling ...

J.K. Rowling lived in Edinburgh when she penned the universally beloved "Harry Potter" series of books. Across the city, you can see and visit the places that inspired her wizarding world. There are ...

The Real Mary King's Close, on Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile, takes visitors through a warren of 17th-century streets, revealing the history, secrets and struggles of its deceased residents. It runs ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Some picks from the more than 3,000 shows in the Scottish arts extravaganza, including comedy, dance, theater and some gloriously weird spectacles. By ...

The streets of Scotland’s capital are magical for kids, with national museums to explore, extinct volcanoes to climb and the looming spectre of Edinburgh Castle to fire the imagination. At Christmas, ...

There was a flurry of Music Box social activity before leaving London. On Friday night I found myself at a BBQ where everyone there was about to be in a show before Edinburgh. Everything was ...

Explore the beauty of Edinburgh this autumn with our guide to the top 20 activities you can't miss, including scenic walks ...