Places alessandralee Wants to Go

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Robotic car thieves, freakish animals and huge neon floats in Northern Ireland's capital.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.

Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.