National Gallery of Scotland

Admission to any of the National Galleries is free, but special exhibitions may cost extra.

There are several National Galleries in Edinburgh, including the national portrait gallery on Queen Street, the National Gallery of Modern Art near Dean Village, and the one that everyone knows about it in the neoClassical Building on Princes Street. I think that's probably the one that htis title refers to, so it's the one that I'll talk about here, but all of them are worth a quick trip.

Stunningly located just under the Castle, with a recent refurbishment that added under ground links to the Royal Scottish Academy Building in front of it adn a new shiny cafe, the National Gallery is well worth a look. As well as the obvious names (there is a room up some stairs, pretty well hidden, with some top notch Impressionists and a couple of pretty good Van Goghs of trees which I love) there are some lesser known Scottish artists, including some of the Colourists and the Glasgow School.

There is a free cloackroom, so it's also quite handy if you have an hour til your train and need to do something with your bag.