National Galleries of Scotland: National
The Mound, United Kingdom
The National on the Mound connects Scottish painting with a wider European tradition. Its collection stretches from earlier religious and courtly works to nineteenth-century art, while the Scottish galleries give local landscapes and cultural life a particularly strong presence. Choose it for an unhurried interval between Old and New Town. Concentrating on a few rooms makes the experience more rewarding than racing past every canvas, especially when paired with the changing light outside.