Camera Obscura & World Of Illusions |
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Come and play at Camera Obscura and World of Illusions! Have you shaken hands with a ghost or swapped heads with your friend? Maybe you'd like to walk on water, see yourself as a monkey or hear cats sing. Ever stepped inside a giant camera and picked people up in your hands? Everything's possible at Camera Obscura and World of Illusions - where seeing is not believing.
The Camera Obscura gives an amazing live moving panorama of the city of Edinburgh. Spy on passers-by in the street below and pick them up in your hand. Free telescopes let you view amazing Rooftop Views.
Come and play at Camera Obscura and World of Illusions! Have you shaken hands with a ghost or swapped heads with your friend? Maybe you'd like to walk on water, see yourself as a monkey or hear cats sing. Ever stepped inside a giant camera and picked people up in your hands? Everything's possible at Camera Obscura and World of Illusions - where seeing is not believing.
There is a Magic Gallery where you can catch your shadow, shake hands with your ghost and discover a new you in the morphing machine. Amazing optical illusions with endless hands-on fun.
The Light Fantastic is a stunning hologram display and Edinburgh Vision is 3D cityscapes and live city viewcams you control.
Step inside our giant pinhole camera and laugh as your friends appear upside down.
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Opening Times
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(2009 times)
July and August: Monday - Sunday 09.30 - 19.30Sep and Oct: Monday - Sunday 09.30 - 18.00 Nov to March: Monday - Sunday 10.00 - 17.00 April to June: Monday - Sunday 09.30 - 18.00. |
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Admission Charges
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(2009 prices)
Adult £8.50; Senior Citizen / Student £6.75; Child (5-15yrs) £5.75; Under 5yrs Free.
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Directions
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| At the top of the Royal Mile - just before Edinburgh Castle. |
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Camera Obscura & World Of Illusions Postcode for SatNav: EH1 2ND |
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Nearby Attractions
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The Writers' Museum
(< 1 Mile)*
The Writers' Museum is dedicated to the lives and work of scotland's great literary figures. |
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Gladstone's Land
(< 1 Mile)*
Gladstone's Land was the home of a prosperous Edinburgh merchant, Thomas Gledstanes, in the 17th century. But Gledstanes also let out parts of the building to different tenants. |
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National Gallery of Scotland
(< 1 Mile)*
The Museum houses an outstanding collection of paintings, drawings and prints by the greatest artists from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism which is shown alongside the national connection of Scottish art. |
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