Places Xoan Wants to Go

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

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

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

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

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

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.

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

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

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