Places Sporadicus Wants to Go

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

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.

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

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

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

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

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

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.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

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

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

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.