Places elleanthus Wants to Go

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

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

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

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

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

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

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

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

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."