Places Braecrest Wants to Go

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

A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.

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

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

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

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

This picturesque lighthouse at the edge of the Irish Sea looks like a giant stone pencil.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.