Manchester, England
The Manchester Bee
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Cairndow, Scotland
A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Isle of Bute, Scotland
A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Haddington, Scotland
Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."
Cardross, Scotland
One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.