Colonsay is a roughly 10-by-2-mile island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides. It has a bookstore, two galleries, two distilleries making gin, a general store and the Colonsay House, a Georgian home owned by ...

White sand beaches probably aren’t first thing that come to mind when thinking of Scotland. That honor probably belongs to golf, or whisky. But this is a country full of surprises, and even if the ...

As the wind whips against the rugged cliffs and the ocean whispers stories of old, the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland exude an almost mythical charm. This vast ...

Well known for its wildlife, whisky and waterfalls, the Isle of Mull is back on the map for UK staycations after a whistle-stop tour by the royals. Mull, a 45-minute ferry from Oban off the west coast ...

Centuries before social media, a botanist who explored the world with Captain Cook convinced everyone from Queen Victoria to Jules Verne to make the journey to a cave on a remote Scottish island. In ...

Ben explores the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides, visits Iona, the cradle of Christianity, and learns how Columba's legacy inspires people today. On the second leg of his trip, Ben learns how ...

This story appears in the January 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Michael Robson fell in love in 1948—with a place he'd never been. An illustrated magazine swept the young boy's ...