JK Rowling’s Handprints

"Just off the Royal Mile in the courtyard of Edinburgh’s City Hall Chambers is the small but mighty Edinburgh Walk of Fame. Much like its counterpart in California, famous local celebrities and influential people press their hands into a concrete mold to have their likeness forever memorialized. Unsurprisingly, the city’s most famous resident – J.K. Rowling – has had her hands in the Walk of Fame since 2008, following a city wide vote. Her hands are smaller than you might imagine. Nowadays, her golden handprints are far more worn down than all the others with Potterheads touching and snapping pictures with them. "

"This is a not-very-well-known HP location. We've been to Edinburgh countless of times and have never known this even existed! To find the handprints, walk up the famous Royal Mile towards the Edinburgh Castle. Stop at the Edinburgh City Chambers and look for the handprints in the flagstone courtyard."