Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

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

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

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

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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

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

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

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

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 pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

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

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

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

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

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

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

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