People's Story Museum

THe People's Story Museum
THe People's Story Museum

Category
Museums
Tags
EH8, Free Entry, and Royal Mile
Address
163 Canongate
Old Town
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH8 8BN
United Kingdom
Website
Mon
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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The People’s Story Museum showcases Edinburgh’s radical spirit, with banners from political movements, trade tools, guild archives, and gritty relics of crime and punishment.

Step inside vivid recreations of everyday life—from a bustling bookbinder’s shop and wartime kitchen to a cozy tea room and stark jail cell—all within the historic Canongate Tollbooth, a Royal Mile icon dating back to 1591.

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