Places alexismsw Wants to Go

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.