Places Sandra McGhee Wants to Go

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.

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

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 obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

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

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.