Places shauneym Wants to Go

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

A long-abandoned relic of World War II.

Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

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

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

The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

Forgotten jail cells beneath this Scottish town hall are now used for delightfully artful storage.

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

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

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

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

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.