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Edinburgh Wax Museum

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Edinburgh Wax Museum
Edinburgh Wax Museum. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Edinburgh Wax Museum was a short-lived but important tourist attraction on the Royal Mile in the late 20th century. At its peak it was attended by 230,000 visitors per year, making it one of the main attractions in Edinburgh.

It was the only waxworks in Scotland and focused on the heroes of Scottish history, containing over 150 figures in total.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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