. Top lodging and dining picks for every budget
. Essential monuments, museums, palaces, parks, gardens, and castles
. Nightlife, including pubs, wine bars, clubs, and venues for foot-tapping Scottish evenings
. Shopping for tartans, tweeds, and designer knitted goods
. Restaurants with classics like smoked fish, hot spots with innovative modern Scottish fare
. Tips for walking the architecture-rich New Town, the regal Royal Mile, and shop-filled Princes Street
. Top events the Edinburgh International Festival, the Fringe, the Tattoo, and Hogmanay
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