Places roody2shoes Wants to Go

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

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

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

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.

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.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

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

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.