Places whitneyn Wants to Go

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

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

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

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

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

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

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

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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

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

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

Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.