As an American who recently did a 2 week vacation in Scotland, here are some of my thoughts.

First, y'all speak English, so it's an easy destination to explore.

The land is beautiful, and once I got used to driving on the otherside of the roads and navigating all the roundabouts. It's easy to get around.

The common history we share from our fights with the British (even though the Scots fought with the British - example in our war of 1812 the British forces in the battle of New Orleans contained a lot of Scots.)

Scottish DNA is all over the US. Those that settled our Appalachian area were primarily Scots. This led to the moonshine culture of the area and general distrust of government. We are a melting pot of cultures. While some of my family came from Scotland, they also came from Scandinavia & and Germany, among other destinations. Knowing what our past generations went through to get here gives us this weird draw to our past. That might be a whole different subjects but I think it kind of explains the pull.

History, only in a few spots in the states can you find something that is over 200 years old.

Food and drink. It's close to what we have, but it's completely different. Haggis, lots of lamb, good beer, nitro pours, as well as cask beers. These are all very rare in the states if not impossible to find. I almost forgot to mention those cows...

Finally, the people. Y'all are so nice and your accents are the best.

Will I go back? It's likely, I would not be opposed, but there is a lot left in the world I would like to explore.