Edinburgh for families

Must-see attractions

Edinburgh's must-see list reads, this time, less like a parade of marquee monuments than a study in street fronts and church facades. The dozen entries run across West Register Street, Cockburn Street, Jeffrey Street (twice), the High Street, the Mound, Greenside Place, Tron Square, Park Place, Broughton Street and the Cowgate — seven listed architectural structures, four church buildings holding their corners, and one theatrical haunted attraction that knows exactly what it is. Skip the bus-tour itinerary that stops only at the obvious anchors; the city is more legible at street level, reading the dressings of these particular doorways. Pack a map, expect rain at any hour, and let the addresses set the route. The notes that follow are short. The streets do most of the talking.