Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in Edinburgh, Scotland

Creating a self-guided walk to explore Edinburgh is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
Arthur's Seat (must see)
Augustine United Church
Balmoral Hotel
Barclay Viewforth Church of Scotland
Buddhist Centre
CC Blooms
Calton Hill (must see)
Calton Hill Observatory
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions (must see)
Carrubbers Christian Centre
Chambers Street
Charlotte Baptist Chapel
Charlotte Square
Church of Scotland Offices
City Art Centre
Cowgate Street
Crest Of Edinburgh
Dean Village
Diagon House / Museum Context
Dragonfly Bar
Dugald Stewart Monument
Dunbar's Close Garden
Edinburgh Castle (must see)
Edinburgh City Chambers
Edinburgh Farmers' Market
Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
Edinburgh Zoo (must see)
Geoffrey Taylor Kiltmakers
George Heriot's School
George Square
George Street
Georgian House
Gordon Nicolson
Grassmarket
Greyfriars Art Shop
Greyfriars Bobby Bar
Greyfriars Bobby's Statue (must see)
Greyfriars Church
Heart of Midlothian
Heritage of Scotland
Holyrood Abbey
Holyroodhouse (must see)
John Knox House
John Lewis
Kirk of the Canongate Chapel
Magdalen Chapel
Mary King's Close (must see)
McEwan Hall
Melville Monument
Mosque and Islamic Centre
Multrees Walk
Museum of Childhood
Museum of Edinburgh
Museum on the Mound
National Monument
National Museum of Scotland (must see)
Nelson Monument
Nicolson’s Cafe (now Spoon)
Our Dynamic Earth
Parish Church of St. Andrew's and St. George's
Parliament House
People's Story Museum
Planet Bar
Princes Street
Princes Street Gardens (must see)
Queen's Gallery
Real Foods Ltd
Robert Stevenson's Childhood Home
Royal Botanic Garden (must see)
Royal Mile Curios
Royal Mile Whiskies
Royal Yacht Britannia (must see)
Sandy Bells Pub
Scotch Whisky Experience (must see)
Scotsman's Lounge
Scott Monument (must see)
Scottish National Gallery (must see)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Scottish National Portrait Gallery (must see)
Scottish Parliament Building
Scottish Storytelling Centre
South Bridge and Vaults
St Cuthbert's Church
St. Andrew Square
St. Anthony's Chapel (ruins)
St. Giles' Cathedral (must see)
St. Margaret's Chapel
St. Mary's Cathedral
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Talbot Rice Gallery
Telfer Wall
The Apostolic Church
The Conan Doyle Pub
The Dome
The Elephant House
The Last Drop Pub
The Royal Mile Gallery
The Royal Oak Pub
The Scotland Kilt Company
The Stand Comedy Club
The University of Edinburgh
Traverse Theatre
Tron Kirk Church
Usher Hall
Victoria Street
Whistle Binkies Pub
World's End Pub
Writers' Museum & Makar’s Court

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: