Places aemem Wants to Go

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.