Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

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

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

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

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

A circle stone within a stone circle.