Places jordank Wants to Go

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

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

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

The people's champion of the French Revolution was so overcome by grief at his wife's death that he exhumed her in the dead of night to make one final replica of her face.

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

A hotel in Taiwan based on the better business practices that can be gleaned from Jewish law.

The last operating synagogue in Afghanistan is run by Zablon Simintov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan.

A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.

The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.