Places omnius Wants to Go

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

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

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

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

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

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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

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

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

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

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

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.