Places Sporadicus Wants to Go

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

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

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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