· Top lodging and dining picks for every budget · Essential monuments, museums, palaces, parks, gardens, and castles · Nightlife, including pubs, wine bars, clubs, and venues for foot-tapping Scottish evenings · Shopping for tartans, tweeds, and designer knitted goods · Restaurants with classics like smoked fish, hot spots with innovative modern Scottish fare · Tips for walking the architecture-rich New Town, the regal Royal Mile, and shop-filled Princes Street · Top events — the Edinburgh International Festival, the Fringe, the Tattoo, and Hogmanay