Places maccasimmons Wants to Go

Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

“It has nae lugs!”

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

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

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

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

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

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

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

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

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.