Best Day Trips From Edinburgh
- About an hour’s drive east of Edinburgh, North Berwick is a quaint seaside town. The nearby Bass Rock, a volcanic rock that holds a small castle and chapel, is home to 80,000 gannet nests -- the white seabirds cover the entire surface of the massive rock. The wildlife can be seen from the Scottish Seabird Centre, which also offers puffin and dolphin viewing, or the ruins of Tantallon Castle, located on an idyllic cliff.
- As the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow is where travelers go for nightlife, art museums and live music galore. The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a standout for its free admission and spectacular exhibits ranging from Salvador Dali to Scotland’s relationship to football. Tourists also enjoy snapping pictures of Glasgow’s imposing Victorian and Edwardian architecture.