Places soimlostagain Wants to Go

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

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

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

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

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

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.

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

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.