the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh is the first venue north of the Border to break into the UK's top 10 visitor attractions..
It recorded almost 1.9 million visitors – up 29% – making it the ninth most visited attraction in the UK. The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, was up nearly 6% to 1,037,594 visitors, but Edinburgh Castle fell 5.5% to 1,230,177 visitors.
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