Places chrissyml Wants to Go

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

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

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.