Edinburgh Dungeons is a great place for all the family. I took a couple of children when I was babysitting one day and I had a great time.
The Dungeons have a great feel full of scary things for the children to see and it is all based around Scottish History aswell all played out by enthusiastic staff who do a great job teaching teh children about things in an interactive way.
There are also activities such as a big mirrored maze that the kids loved.
It can be quite expensive but on the back of Lothian Bus ticket you can usually get offers, its worth the moeny anyway though.

The dungeons take you through the darker side of Edinburghs history. With everything from ghost stories to methods of torture used in days of old.

The staff within the dungeons interact with you as you make your way through, telling stories and setting the scene for the next event and there is also a few surprises along the way which may not be good for the feint hearted.

The place is very informative and some of the stories will send shivers down your spine.

The only draw back is it can be quite an expensive outing especially for family's but you can pick up vouchers to get 1 person in free if another pays full price which will take the sting out of the price.
You cant spend a whole day in there but it will keep the kids and adults occupied for a few hours and give them a few frights they wont forget in a hurry.
All in all not a bad place to go

The dark and ghostly depths of the Edinburgh Dungeons promise to revive gruesome and terrifying stories of historic Edinburgh and its ghosts, barbarians and the eerie underground passages and catacombs that lurk beneath the streets as we know it. But upon entering the site, you soon realise that the £12 entry fee is rather a lot for not very much.

A tour guide dressed to the role, entices you to swallow your fear and brave the belly of dark 18th century Edinburgh. You are guided through several ‘frightening’ scenes from Scottish history, including a torture chamber, Mary King’s Close, the cannibalistic Bean family, vampires, Dr Knox’s autopsy suite etc, all of which are brought alive by actors and elaborate costumes. The actors are generally very good as they assume the role well and joke with the audience, however they do pick on unsuspecting people who, let’s be honest, would rather not be picked on and would rather just enjoy the history lesson. It makes one on edge rather than interested! And most of all, you are left with this distinct sense of ‘Is that all?’, particularly after the ridiculously short ‘boat-ride’.