Pittenweem, Scotland
St. Fillan's Cave
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Birnam, Scotland
Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
Glasgow, Scotland
This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.
Glasgow, Scotland
The community pools that the community refused to give up on.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Glasgow, Scotland
Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.
Glasgow, Scotland
A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Pitumarca, Peru
A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
New York, New York
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
Brooklyn, New York
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
Brooklyn, New York
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.