Places Leah Nelson Wants to Go

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

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

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

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.