Museum on the Mound — Attraction in City of Edinburgh

This museum is fantastic, 10/10 absolutely wonderful, one of the highlights of my trip. Not too crowded at all, the museum is free and totally worth going, you can get through it very quickly. There are some interactive displays and activities, I recommend trying to crack the safe (which will get you a cool prize!) and doing the life insurance calculation. I learned so much here!! Definitely helps if you have an interest in money and banking, but the whole thing gives interesting historical oversight. The staff is the kindest museum staff I have ever interacted with, so friendly and warm. The gift shop is also unbelievably well priced. If you have a free 30 mins to an hour, definitely check it out!!

We played all the interactive games and had the best time. There is one where you pick your 18th century life insurance plan that is so awesome. there was a button to print it but we didnt think that was doing anything. We got to the counter at the gift shop and they had them printed and laid out for us to take!! We also played the crack the safe game and they gave us prizes!! I got a really cool booklet on the history of currency and paper money, it was so awesome, ill...

We visited the museum on the mound on a rainy day in Edinburgh. A free museum appealed to us as we knew we could entertain our 4 and 7 year old boys for a bit out of the weather but not worry if they got bored quickly. We had a great time there. The views from several of the windows were fab, despite the weather, and the signs encouraging the children to touch were very well received by our boys. They very much enjoyed the interactive aspects in a lot of the rooms, especially cracking the safe which rewarded them with a chocolate coin. Getting to stand with a million pounds was pretty cool too (even if it was cancelled notes!) It was a grwat way to spend part of the morning and the friendly staff made it a definite 5...

This is a compact museum on the Mound dealing with the history of the banking industry in Scotland and of the building itself. If you are interesting in that or money (there are lots of examples of old notes, coins, etc) then you will find it interesting. There are some interactive elements such as breaking into a safe that might keep the kids interested or lead to tears if the chocolate coins remain safe and sound! Then there is the million pound display. I quite liked the history of counterfeiting. The scope of the museum is limited but it is well presented, free and...