Places NikkiJane Wants to Go

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

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

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

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