Invisible (Edinburgh): Crimes & Punishment Tours (Grassmarket & Royal Mile)

This tour is organised by Invisible Cities- a global social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city. We operate in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and York.

Sonny is one of our best known Edinburgh guides and has trained for several months before offering this tour. His tour begins on the Grassmarket and ends on the world famous Royal Mile. Sonny, offers you a unique tour of his Edinburgh. Sonny will guide you along the streets he knows well exploring stories of crimes, hangings, and jail time! Sonny's own story is awe inducing. He shares parts of it along the way as he uncovers some of Edinburgh's dark history.

Your adventure begins at Maggie Dickson's pub where you will learn the incredible story of how Maggie managed to survive a public execution in the early 1700s. After a quick stop at the Grassmarket Community Project (a fellow social enterprise),you will then discover the first concentration camp in history. You will also hear stories about Deacon Brody, Jekyll and Hyde, and others before making your final stops at Street Work.