Dumfries

Author J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) spent his childhood in Dumfries, and the garden of Moat Brae House is said to have inspired his boyish dreams in Peter Pan. The River Nith meanders through Dumfries, and the pedestrian-only town center makes wandering and shopping a pleasure. The town also contains the Globe Inn, a favorite howff (pub) of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns (1759-96), as well as one of the houses he lived in and his mausoleum.