Places Braecrest Wants to Go

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.