It's like Skyrim, but boring. The 'intended' route of going to Riverwood and on to Whiterun ... Hold itself is a pleasure to explore, certainly one of the more picturesque areas of the map.

For example, a team of modders calling themselves The Whiterun Dragonsreach Expansion Project has just released a new mod for Skyrim. As the name suggests, this adds a little bit more to the city ...

There's a necklace, a banner, a map of Whiterun and a neatly written ... I saved Whiterun from a dragon and currently hold the largest concentration of wealth in Skyrim in a barrel in Breezehome.