Places jordank Wants to Go

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

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

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

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.

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

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

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

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.