Places Deirdre Coyle Wants to Go

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

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

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.