Places alessandralee Wants to Go

This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.

A collective artwork that any visitor to the islands of Barra and Vatersay can add to.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

One of a series of sculptures making a statement about sea-level rise in the United Kingdom.

This uniquely shaped rock formation is one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and gives spectacular views in all directions.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

A small museum dedicated to the ongoing archaeological works around what is likely Scotland's oldest railway.

A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.