Places Martessa Wants to Go

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

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

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

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.