Places ekjackson Wants to Go

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

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

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

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

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

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

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.