Places chrissyml Wants to Go

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

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

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.