Places Shastified Wants to Go

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

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

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.