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Good place to visit-so much to see & would make a great family day out.

Must visit and no tickets required. Kids friendly place and lots of fun /science games.

A museum steeped in history. They cover many historical angles. Recommended. Above all, it's free. I recommend spending at least two days there. So much to see.

Superb museum, well worth the visit. Vast array of exhibits and tons to see, room after room, hall after hall. Donation well worth the visit.

This museum is huge and it had a lot more than I expected! They had the history of Scotland, natural history, biological exhibits, and interactive exhibits. I loved the rooftop where you could see across the whole city. I also love how it’s free entry but you can donate if you want. Definitely plan to be here for a while!

Awesome!! Definitely I will come back if I am back in Edinburgh. There is a lot of variety in what you can find here... Spans a lot of different topics to satisfy the curiosity of almost everyone. The building itself is also very nice in it's architecture.

The best ever museum in the UK. Highly recommend!!! Free entry. Interactive, interesting and informative. Be ready to spend there at least 3 hours.

Lots to see and do for everyone

Located just walking distance from Old Town. Admission free, recommend about 3hrs. The museum features more international collections. I must credit them for the wide selection & very organized display. However, I must admit that I am quite disappointed because I was looking forward to seeing more of Scottish deep history. Overall, it was a happy visit.

Very nice, it is interesting to know the history of the places you visit.

Free entry nice place to visit.You will find it busy on rainy days, also the cafe inside is extremely expensive so I recommend looking elsewhere if hungry

This museum has an eclectic collection with a bit of everything - prehistory, fashion, aeroplanes, Scottish history, Egyptology. The building is beautiful and thanks to a modern extension which is much in keeping with the original you can access a roof terrace with extensive views.

Spent a rainy Sunday here and explored pretty much everything except the viewing point at the top (forgot!). Took us about 3 hrs to get round but well worth it - some really interesting exhibits and loads to keep the kids amused. Fab shop and cafe .

The National Museum of Scotland has free admission. It has a large space and many displays, as well as many interactive experiences that are suitable for both adults and children!

Great it's free and worth spending at least 2 hours there

Great place especially to take the kids

For a free museum, it is truly incredible. Good exhibitions for everyone.

You have somewhere to take an example, you who gave you votes so that children could be educated.

We loved this museum there is so much to see. That you can cruelly spend hours getting lost in the history.

Fantastic place both for kids and adults. Reserve several hours for your visit, and don't forget to visit the roof terrace for spectacular views of Edinburgh. Free entry.

Unbelievable! You could spend days seeing everything.

Great. The sculptures looks so real. It was worth it

Great day out. So.much to see. Loved the millennium clock .

One of the better museums I've been too, covering a real broad range of fields and incredibly interactive!

We loved our visit, the exhibits are very informative and diverse. Make sure you go up to the roof top terrace to see panoramic views of the city.

Amazing to get all of this with no required price! Could spend hours here :)

What's holding you back? It's absolutely free!

Great place to explore. Free entrance.

This museum is huge and I mean huge. Me and my family visited Edinburgh and we went round this museum and it took us almost 3 hours and that's not visiting everything in there. Lots of interactive things to do for adults and kids and also brought back some nostalgia of things from when I was a kid lol

A really great museum one can keep exploring for hours, days, and weeks

It is a museum with several interactive spaces, it has a little bit of everything, animals, Scottish history, technological advances, dinosaurs, among others. It is worth visiting with time

It's like a Once Upon a Man type history book. Free and spectacular. RECOMMENDABLE 💯

The National Museum of Scotland offers a fantastic mix of history, science, and culture, with engaging exhibits for all ages. The architecture is stunning, and the free entry makes it even better. From ancient artefacts to interactive displays, there’s something for everyone. It is a perfect place to explore and learn.

A must visit museum while in Edinburgh. 10/10

Very unique building and collection

A lot to see for sure. There is a great viewpoint on the roof.

Really nice place with a lot to see. Also enjoyed the roof terrace, so you should definitely go there.

Absolutely fantastic museum, I've never been a museum that is as big that this one it just goes on forever you turn a corner into a room or hall. The exhibits are amazing and the views from the roof are incredible

Much bigger than expected. Only got half way round before we had to leave to do some shopping. Amazing museum with free entry so what is there to complain about

Massive museum with stunning views form the roof top of the city. Worth the visit

Great museum with plenty to look at and interact with for children. Roof access allows you to get some panoramic views of Edinburgh.

He Best museum I have ever visited in my life

A free museum, with many curiosities and fantastic antiquities. I also recommend it for children

Beautiful museum and it is free, also suitable for children with various interactive sections dedicated to them

A lovely place through and true.

Without a doubt one of the best museums in Europe

A wonderful museum, very amazing and very large. You need just two days to see most of the special things it contains

Cool museum and for free! If you want feedback: we, as non Scots, were a little lost in the history section because it’s not really guided by time. The story is missing a little.

Amazing (and free) museum which includes different exposures of Scot history, world history/development and also nature. Excellent place to spend a day with family. Also, the terrace includes a fantastic view of the castle

It's free to view, and it's such a huge amount of material that it leaves you speechless. I look around without realizing how time passes. Please pack light. It takes 1 to 2 hours to visit. There is another dome-shaped entrance to the interior on the outer right side.

It takes almost full day (entire) to complete the whole museum.

Very interesting, interactive museum. Various exhibitions. You can't miss it if you go to Edinburgh

Great museum - buggy friendly and nice interactive exhibits for kids

Very good museum. No entry. They present the development of the country in a very beautiful way. You must go.

Superb place. Loads to see and do in such a fabulous building

A huge and free museum. Bravo for the initiative

Very nice museum, free and very interesting. Recommended place to visit with children.

Great museum with lots of exhibits, nicely laid out and free. Worth a visit

Museum entry is for free !! Amazing place !

Free museum, in an incredibly big and beautiful building. You can easily spend the all day in it! A lot to see and a lot of interactive activities. The only remark I would make is how confusing the path to follow is. When it’s crowded it can become overwhelming very quickly. Would absolutely recommend to walk to the top roof terrace. The view is amazing!

It was fun, exciting and special day for us visiting Scotland and their Museum was filled with amazing art, culture and science.

Entrance is free. The museum combines a natural history collection, a science collection and a Scotland history wing. It is quite big so you will need probably 6+ hours to check it out, but is free so you can do it in parts. It has some activities for kids and interactive exhibitions, it seems to be disability friendly and it has very kind staff. Highly recommended if you have some free time. Unfortunately pictographs inside are generally not allowed, except in certain areas.

It’s free and must experience when visiting edinburgh. Not much info on the artefacts description, I cannot feel any story. Some are like random finds and thats it. It does not describe the value or the backstory of it. But overall, not bad.

The National Museum of Scotland offers an overwhelming collection of sights for free. After hours of wandering around, we had not seen nearly all the exhibits. Families with children (young and old) can also enjoy themselves in many ways. You can do the necessary educational experiments. The view from the roof terrace is also worth it.

Really very big and very varied. As much historical of Scotland and the world, as scientific and natural. And completely free!

Really good space, nice exhibitions and not too snakey building, all confined relatively close together

Really enriching and fascinating museum! Don't forget to see Dolly the sheep.

Beautiful and well organised. Gratuity is a great sign of civility! It is a way to raise awareness of the beauty and culture of your country. The setting is splendid and the terrace on the 7th floor has a beautiful view. The elevators are poorly organized and the stairs are poorly indicated. If the terrace is a tourist attraction it should be managed better.

It's perfect, everything is impressive, very well cared for, everyone respects it, it's beautiful!

Fantastic place to visit. Amazing collection and so much to see and do. A nice cafe and somewhere to store backpacks also helps.

A great museum with plenty of exhibits to keep everybody happy. There are plenty of interactive exhibits to keep children entertained and engaged during your visit also. This was our second visit to the museum and our only feedback is that the museum could be better signposted as there was a whole section of the museum which we didn’t know existed!

An incredible experience for adults and children. My 1 and a half year old daughter loved it!!!

Where to start. This museum has so much in one place. There is so much to see and so many interactive experiences to do. I got there right when it opened at 10 and did not leave until past 3. I loved seeing all of the Scottish History artifacts and the science center was so cool as well. The taxidermy seemed a little worse for wear, but Dolly the sheep looked great. There were so many kids there when I visited on a Monday, so it was very loud. I just can’t believe this place is free.

I loved it!!!! Super recommended site for both adults and children. There are many activities to do with them and the building is beautiful. It's free to enter.

Beautiful building, and the content is very interesting and instructive.

Immersion A must-visit in Edinburgh, the National Museum of Scotland offers an incredible mix of history, science, culture, and innovation—all under one roof. From ancient artifacts to space exploration exhibits, the museum caters to all ages with interactive displays and stunning collections. Free entry, though donations are encouraged. Plan for at least 2-3 hours, but you could easily spend the whole day exploring.

Important to take 4 hours to do the tour, there is something for everyone! Highly recommended

Excellent. The visit is recommended.

There's something for everyone and it's a free entry

Interactive and fun museum. Long version: Interactive museum for children and adolescents. Admission is free and allows access to people with reduced mobility. Completely enjoyable for adults and children, who can walk and play in many of its exhibitions, or have a coffee while contemplating the entire museum.

Impressive museum in a very nice building with very interesting exhibitions. Suitable for children.

A very nice and big museum with different activities for young children to keep them entertained!

Huge and free museum! There is clearly something for everyone and something to keep you busy for many hours.

Free museum. It has several floors, there are interactive areas, a good refuge for rainy days with children. Terrace with good views to take photos of Edinburgh

Amazing. Bigger than you expect. You can spend here whole day.

A very interesting place worth visiting, also for smaller children who can play here

An enjoyable museum that is free. Especially visit the observation deck on the 7th floor.

Worst visiting a few times. You cannot do it all in one go, even as a tourist 😉

An amazing place. Lots of memories of walking through there as a teenager. Highly recommended, you need at least 3 hours for a good tour. Free admission.

What a great museum, too much to see in an afternoon but we gave it a try. Love the roof terrace and the cafe as well. Lots to enjoy here in one of Scotland finest museums.

No booking needed, no ticket needed. What a fantastic place to know the history of Scotland and its relationship with other nations. I wish I could spend more time here.

Fantastic day out so much to see

This is are place that you have to go always

There are some very nice collections. The interior space is very airy. It is a very beautiful museum. An interesting play area for children. Entrance is free.

One of the best museums I have ever been to. It occupied us from 10 am to 5pm.

Extremely interesting and very well put together. I particularly liked the science museum part with interactive areas.

A free museum ideal for seeing nature, technology, fashion, temporary exhibitions like the Buddhist one this Christmas 2024 from the temple that is also in the city, it has several floors with Scottish art, you have a pretty cool store and an Attic that you arrive at or by side stairs or by an elevator that is on the 5th floor

Phenomenal! One of the most family friendly places in Edinburgh

This was an absolutely brilliant place to go, free to go in, but I would recommend a donation. There were so many interesting things to see.

Enormous museum! Lots to see, lots of activities to do and a cafe to eat and relax at. The museum has a lot of rooms to see, I recommend getting a map because at a point it feels like a maze due to the size of it. There is a lot of short and useful information. Lifts and areas to take breaks as well as a cafe for lunch. The large rooms are filled with activities such as launching rockets, driving an F1 car, and hot air balloons. It doesn't get boring, just tiring, so do take breaks. Overall, it was a very wonderful museum.