Fodor's Essential Scotland
Whether you want to explore Edinburgh, sip Scottish whisky, or hike the Highlands, the...
Scotland packs spectacular landscapes, as well as rich history and tradition, into a small country. From the Lowlands to the Highlands, its lush woodlands, windswept moors, and deep lochs may take your breath away. Impressive castles, whisky distilleries, and golf courses entice, and cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow tweak tradition with cutting-edge festivals and vibrant cultural scenes. Scotland’s iconic products and customs—from tartans to bagpipes—may travel the globe, but there’s nothing like experiencing them firsthand.
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Glasgow

Edinburgh

Aberdeen

Isle of Skye

Inverness

Dundee

St. Andrews

Stirling

Leith

Kirkwall

Dumfries

Perth

Callander

Peebles

Pitlochry

Fort William

Lerwick

Isle of Harris

Jedburgh

Aviemore

Melrose

Oban

Ballater

Isle of Lewis

Loch Lomond

Fochabers

Elgin

Kelso

Stromness and the Neolithic Sites

Banchory

Ullapool

Braemar

Aberfeldy

Dufftown

Lochinver

Portree

Aberfoyle

Dornoch

Brodick

Cullen

Tobermory

Unst

Selkirk

Tarbert

Inveraray

Nairn

Trotternish Peninsula

Castle Douglas

Durness

Arbroath

Bowmore

Killin

Aberlour

Dunblane

Boat of Garten

Stornoway

Kintyre Peninsula

Loch Awe

Leverburgh

South Queensferry

Kirkcudbright

North Berwick

Craigellachie

Thurso

Drumnadrochit

Forres

Port Ellen

Dunkeld

Newton Stewart

Broadford

Stonehaven

Pittenweem

Montrose

Anstruther

South Uist

Cupar

Crinan

Armadale

Coldstream

Fort Augustus

Crieff

Brae

Kingussie

North Uist

Gairloch

Hawick

Shieldaig

Banff

Portpatrick

Gatehouse of Fleet

Ellon

Kyle of Lochalsh

Falkirk

Port of Ness

Glendale

Scalloway

Iona

Arisaig

Tongue

Alford

Grantown-on-Spey

Port Charlotte

Wick

Appin

Ochil Hills

Lochranza

Scourie

John o'Groats

Isle of Bute

Wigtown

Auchterarder

Whithorn

Innerleithen

Ruthwell

Jura

Machrie

Dunbar

Dunfermline

Birsay

Elie

Kirriemuir

Glencoe

Mallaig

Craignure

Brechin

Kildrummy Castle

Gullane

Crail

Dalbeattie

Waternish Peninsula

Golspie

Dingwall

Kylesku

Glen Brittle and the Cuillin Mountains

Lochcarron

Balquhidder Glen

Achiltibuie

Glenfinnan

Culloden Moor

Scapa Flow Visitor Centre

Weisdale

Galashiels

Blair Atholl

Roslin

Tiree

Stranraer

Glamis

Forfar

Dunbeath

Port Askaig

Crichton Castle

Colonsay

St. Kilda

Gretna Green

Lamlash

Isle of Raasay

Alyth

Falkland

Corgarff Castle

Meigle

Jupiter Artland

Linlithgow Palace

National Mining Museum Scotland

Helmsdale

Loch Leven

Culross

Calanais Standing Stones

Summerlee–Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Newhailes

National Museum of Rural Life

Lochgilphead

Yell

Haddington

Fyvie Castle

Coll

Dervaig

Finlaggan

Lower Largo

Drymen

Blackwaterfoot

Glen Trool

Gifford

Borthwick Castle

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Aberdeen

Inverness

Dundee

St. Andrews

Stirling

Leith

Kirkwall

Dumfries

Perth

Callander

Pitlochry

Peebles

Fort William

Jedburgh

Aviemore

Lerwick

Melrose

Ballater

Oban

Loch Lomond

Braemar

Stromness and the Neolithic Sites

Elgin

Fochabers

Kelso

Banchory

Ullapool

Portree

Dufftown

Brodick

Lochinver

Aberfoyle

Aberfeldy

Dornoch

Tobermory

Tarbert

Inveraray

Durness

Nairn

Selkirk

Trotternish Peninsula

Unst

Cullen

Killin

Aberlour

Bowmore

Dunblane

Arbroath

South Queensferry

Kirkcudbright

Port Ellen

Stornoway

Boat of Garten

Craigellachie

Broadford

Thurso

Leverburgh

Stonehaven

North Berwick

Loch Awe

Dunkeld

Forres

Drumnadrochit

Newton Stewart

Kintyre Peninsula

Anstruther

Montrose

Crieff

South Uist

Cupar

Armadale

Pittenweem

Kingussie

Brae

Fort Augustus

Coldstream

Crinan

Gairloch

Ellon

Port of Ness

Banff

Hawick

Portpatrick

Kyle of Lochalsh

North Uist

Gatehouse of Fleet

Shieldaig

Falkirk

Lochranza

Alford

Wick

Innerleithen

Tongue

Ochil Hills

Glendale

Scalloway

Arisaig

Grantown-on-Spey

Port Charlotte

Scourie

John o'Groats

Iona

Wigtown

Auchterarder

Whithorn

Appin

Balquhidder Glen

Brechin

Crail

Dunbar

Kirriemuir

Ruthwell

Jura

Glencoe

Glenfinnan

Birsay

Dalbeattie

Gullane

Dunfermline

Elie

Machrie

Craignure

Waternish Peninsula

Achiltibuie

Kylesku

Dingwall

Glen Brittle and the Cuillin Mountains

Lochcarron

Golspie

Mallaig

Culloden Moor

Dunbeath

Weisdale

Galashiels

Gretna Green

Stranraer

Forfar

Alyth

Port Askaig

Lamlash

Tiree

Roslin

Colonsay

Falkland

Blair Atholl

Glamis

Culross

Calanais Standing Stones

Haddington

Newhailes

Lochgilphead

Loch Leven

Yell

Meigle

Helmsdale

Coll

Dervaig

Finlaggan

Drymen

Blackwaterfoot

Gifford

Glen Trool

Lower Largo

Edinburgh and the Lothians

Aberdeen and the Northeast

The Northern Highlands and the Western Isles

The Borders and the Southwest

The Central Highlands

Inverness and Around the Great Glen

Fife and Angus

Argyll and the Isles

Orkney and Shetland Islands

The South Mainland

The Trossachs

Solway Firth

North of Dumfries

The Pentlands

The Angus Glens
