Places scionthewing Wants to Go

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

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

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

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

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.