Places jordank Wants to Go

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

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