Places chrissyml Wants to Go

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

The remains of an anti-aircraft battery from World War II look out over Glasgow.

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.