Places RakelOm Wants to Go

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

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

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

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

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

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.