Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World is a great attraction situated at the outskirts of Edinburgh, just off the city bypass. It is a tropical rain forest in a series of hothouses linked to a large garden center where you can get up close and personal with a wide variety of creepy crawlies. If you are feeling brave you can handle tarantula, scorpions and snakes. If not you can enjoy feeding the fish, relax in the tropical gardens and learn more about the myriad species of butterfly living in the worlds longest running butterfly house. There is also a lovely cafe and gift shop. This attraction is very popular with children, but there is plenty here to keep the adults amused too.