Our Dynamic Earth - a popular visitor attraction in Edinburgh, surrounded by Aurthurs seat and the Scottish Parliament.

Our Dynamic Earth - Edinburgh visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Our Dynamic Earth' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Lothian.

Our Dynamic Earth science center is a popular tourist attraction and conference venue in Edinburgh. Our Dynamic Earth earth opened in 1999, funded as part of the rejuvenation project of the lower Royal Mile area. The steel-masted and fabric building stands beside the Scottish Parliament Building, next to Holyrood Park below the Salisbury Crags. The design and structure is reminiscent of the Dome in London.

Topics explored with Our Dynamic Earth include:

• Earthscape of Scotland - Scottish geography and geology.
• State of the Earth - plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes.
• Time Machine - journey back 15 billion years to before the Universe began.
• How It All Started - formation of galaxies and planets using Hubble Telescope images to tell the story.
• Restless Earth - landscape of a new-born earth-like planet.
• Shaping the Surface - impact of glaciation and ice ages.
• Polar Extremes - exploring the Antarctic and Arctic regions of Earth.
• Casualties and Survivors - how changing geography and climate caused extinctions and how the survivors adapted.

This is a ticketed attraction, tickets are available as either single visit or multi-visit 'Explorer Pass' options.

Our Dynamic Earth,
Holyrood Rd,
Edinburgh
EH8 8AS
Phone: 0131 550 7800

Bus: Canongate, Dynamic Earth
Walk: Our Dynamic Earth is near the bottom of the Royal Mile, about a mile from Edinburgh Castle and 0.9 miles from Edinburgh Tourist Information Centre.
Train: Edinburgh (Waverley) Station.