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 ...

Steeped in history, its historic center escaped the destruction of WWII, and much of it remains intact. Divided into Old Town and New Town by the Water of Leith, the Edinburgh Castle sits on top an ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. The Dunstane Houses, an independent, family-run hotel, over two ...

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 ...

From the medieval tenements, vennels and wynds of the Old Town to the elegance and grace of the Georgian New Town, Edinburgh thoroughly deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful and ...

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 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, ...