Places Madeleine Wants to Go

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

Memorial to the Titanic engineers that died working to hold back the sea.

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The magic's in the hole!

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.