Places jsdempstersr Wants to Go

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

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

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.