Places RakelOm Wants to Go

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

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

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

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

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

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

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

Little India's hidden gem of kindness and good food.

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

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.