Scotlands Top-20 Attractions
Recent Attractions
Caithness Glass – A Visit to the Scottish Glassmakers
Artistic glass is created from molten glass. At Caithness Glass, visitors can experience this craft up close. A Caithness Glass Piece…
Castle of Mey – The Old Lady and the Sea
Castle of Mey, on Scotland’s rugged north coast, was the Queen Mother’s summer residence. A visit to the castle offers a…
John o’ Groats – From an Unattractive Town to a Tourist Attraction
“Most Desolate Place of the Year 2010″—there are certainly more desirable awards that John o’ Groats would have preferred to win….
Rest and Be Thankful – a pass like a poem
Callanish Stones – Mythical Stone Circle
There are many magnificent stone circles in the Highlands, but Callanish on the Isle of Lewis is different—much more complex and…
Footdee – a picturesque fishing village near Aberdeen
To the east of the Scottish port city of Aberdeen lies a truly picturesque fishing village. Here’s what visitors can expect…
Tarlair Swimming Pool – Art Deco Swimming Pool with Café
Bathing culture once dominated Scotland’s recreational scene. Today, only a few of those former seaside resorts remain. The Tarlair Swimming Pool…
Govan Stones – A Journey Through the Stones to the Middle Ages
Celtic knots, mysterious mythical creatures, and a sarcophagus that once held a king. The Govan Stones in Glasgow transport visitors back…
What to see on the Isle of Skye
More Recent Attractions
Calgary Bay – White Sand on the Isle of Mull
Find out here why a major city in Canada is named after a small bay, and what makes this bay so…
Broch of Clickimin – an Iron Age fort
Jacobite Steam Train – the Harry Potter train
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse – the westernmost point of the Shetlands
The Sumburgh Head Lighthouse stands on the southern tip of Shetland. Here, visitors to the islands can experience nature, history and…
Loch Garten – a woodland paradise in the heart of Scotland
Old Packhorse Bridge – the Coffin Bridge in Carrbridge
Sueno’s Stone – a Pictish giant stone
Blair Castle – rich, contested and beautiful
What to see in Glasgow
More Recent Attractions
Muir of Dinnet and Burn o’ Vat – a walk through the millennia
Duffus Castle – King David and the Dutch
Slains Castle – Count Dracula and the Jacobite women
The Caterthuns – two Iron Age forts with a view
Finlaggan – seat of the island lords on Islay
Fowlsheugh – impressive North Sea cliffs full of seabirds
Strathspey Railway – take a steam train along the River Spey
