Places mikeforsyth Wants to Go

A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?

This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.

A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.

The rust covering this old mine's abandoned buildings matches the red pigment it once produced.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.