Places Andrasta Wants to Go

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

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

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

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

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The coldest city in the world.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.