Places elruss Wants to Go

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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

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

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

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

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

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

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

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.