Places maxvaughn Wants to Go

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

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

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

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

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

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

A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.

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

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.