Places samfsm Wants to Go

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

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

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.