Fingal's Cave

Boat excursions to Staffa, a nearby island, offer the geological marvel Fingal’s Cave and puffin sightings.

The hexagonal basalt pillars of Fingal’s Cave in the Inner Hebrides have inspired creatives for centuries.

Cocoons of glistening ice in Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland; geometric Fingal’s Cave in Scotland; echoey mouths of darkness in Mexico’s cenotes.

When a shoplifter dashes off with “Invisible Touch” by Genesis, Frank chases him down and makes his listen to “Fingal’s Cave” by Mendelssohn.

Those more interested in nature than history will enjoy trips to the wildly scenic Isle of Staffa, with the famous basalt columns of Fingal’s Cave — and, in summer, a colony of puffins.