Places Douglas Wants to Go

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

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 otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The blowhole bursts spectacularly right next to the buildings in a medieval seaside town.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

Every September, international competitors flock to the flooded quarries of a tiny Scottish island.

A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.