Places unceremony Wants to Go

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

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

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

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

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

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

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

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