Inverness Hop-on Hop-off open top City Sightseeing bus tours are the perfect way to see Inverness. Inverness is the Capital of the Highlands of Scotland. Recorded history goes back to 565AD. Let us take you to see the historic buildings of Church Street, through the shopping area and along the River Ness past the cathedral to Bught Park. We continue on to see the Caledonian Canal Locks and visit Holm Mills shopping village.