No visit to edinburgh would be complete without a visit to edinburgh castle scotlands number one tourist destination and you and a friend can beat the queues with fast track entry inside the castle followed by a tasty three course dinner for two edinburgh castle has played a pivotal role in scottish history both as a royal residence and as a military stronghold and today it serves as one of scotlands most iconic attractions sat on top of the famous edinburgh rock and steeped in over 1 0