Places mrsamps Wants to Go

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

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

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

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

A small waterfall tucked away in the forest of Harmby Gill.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

From a distance it looks like a real castle, but up close everything is slightly too small.

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.

An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants