Places thelordwinter Wants to Go

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

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

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

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

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

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

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