Small Group Tour The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Locals

Join your host and explore the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Walk in the author’s footsteps throughout his birth city and see the spots which influenced his writings. Visit his family home and learn about the family’s trade as engineers at the Northern Lighthouse Board. See the map used in the first edition of “The Treasure Island,” drawn to Robert Louis Stevenson’s specification. Stop by Robert Louis Stevenson’s memorial, visit the Writers’ Museum and the renowned cafe named after a furniture maker, Deacon Brodie, who had a secret criminal life. See how he inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to create the tale of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde. Head to St. Giles Cathedral and see the plaque dedicated to the writer. Stop by a pub the young Robert Louis Stevenson used to go with his friends. Visit the burial site of Robert Louis Stevenson’s father and find out where the author and his family moved to after his father’s death.