Places Michelle Martin Wants to Go

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

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

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

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

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

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

A small village in two different countries.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.