Places maccasimmons Wants to Go

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.