Places sheinsis Wants to Go

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

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

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

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

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

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

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

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

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

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

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

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Home to several unusual artifacts, including a huge painting of George Washington.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.

One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.