The yearly list of '52 Places to Go' by The New York Times has been released and Scotland's Kilmartin Glen has made the cut.
Coming in at the top of the list at number four, the area in the west coast of Scotland made the list for being an "ancient landscape" that's off the beaten path.
The publication dubbed Kilmartin Glen's Neolithic and Bronze Age remains as a "Stonehenge without the crowds" and highlighted the upcoming reopening of the Kilmartin Museum.
Situated in the "verdant valley on Scotland's wild west coast", the area is "largely off the visitor circuit" despite the significance of its prehistoric sites, writes The New York Times.
Visitors were advised to wander around "majestic" stone circles, burial cairns and rock carvings spanning back thousands of years that are scattered in the glen between Oban and Lochgilphead.
One date for your diary is the reopening of the Kilmartin Museum which is slated to complete its redevelopment in the spring. The refresh will see expanded exhibits and experiences, including one the US newspaper reports will feature Moine Mhor (Great Moss), "one of the few remaining raised bogs in Europe, above which looms the Iron Age hill fort of Dunadd".
The publication also spotlighted the "moody" Kilmartin Castle which dates back to the 16th century. The site is now a boutique hotel complete with copper tubs and a wild swimming pond.
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