Places Punkrockpearl Wants to Go

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

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

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.

This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.