Places Braecrest Wants to Go

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

A beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland.

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

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.

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

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.