A SPOOKY attraction has beaten the likes of Alton Towers, Stonehenge and the Tower of London to be named the best in the UK. The Real Mary King's Close in Edinburgh invites guests to "imagine a warren of streets frozen in time," through their immersive walking tour. Win one of 8 incredible holidays to Florida, Spain, the Caribbean and a Kent safari by voting in The Sun's Travel Awards - enter to win here Buried deep below the ground, the close is situated beneath the Edinburgh City Chambers building - just off the famous Royal Mile .
Its labyrinth of narrow alleyways and deserted houses used to be full of people in the 16th and 17th centuries. Those who lived in the tallest buildings were the richest..
. and those in the squat properties along the road where the waste was chucked out..
. the poorest. The tiny lanes were a hotbed of crime, with thieves and murderers operating in the shadows.
In the last 1700s, the streets were partially demolished and buried under the ground after building started on the Royal Exchange, was later closed to the public. The street is the setting for several myths and urban legends, as well as stories of hauntings and murders. The close was largely forgotten and only rediscovered in 2003 - and it has since been reopened as a tourist attraction, where dressed up guides show what what it was really like for the people who lived, worked, and died on the Close".
In this year's TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Best of the Best Awards, it took top spot for.