We admit that the idea of skateboarding into a 5,000 year old tomb intrigued us into visiting the Tomb of the Eagles (also known as the Isbister Chambered Cairn) on the Orkney Islands. There are so many cairns and tombs in Scotland, the photos of people lying on a board with wheels to get into the tomb made it stand out when we were researching our travel itinerary. Of course, there are more significant reasons to visit:

We seem to have a penchant for visiting haunted hotels. This haunted hotel, the Ackergill Tower, is tucked away in the Scottish Highlands and has a history as spectacular as the land it’s built on. With its magnificent castle walls perched on the edge of a tempestuous coastline, Ackergill Tower serves as the perfect backdrop for a family fued between two of Scotland’s most significant clans.