Random Coolest Places to Spend Your Next Vacation (27 items)

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  (#17) Ireland's Most Haunted Castle

  Leap Castle, which is said to be the most haunted castle in Ireland, was build around 1250 as the seat of power for the infamous Ely O’Carroll clan. Among the first of the ghosts said to have haunted the castle was Thaddeus O'Carroll, a priest who was stabbed in the back by his own brother while preforming mass.

  Other infamous killings include those of 40 members of the McMahon clan during a poisoned dinner party that must have made Game of Thrones' Red Wedding look like a kid's birthday party.

  But the most dreaded ghost was created after ownership of the castle was transferred to the Darby family in the 1600s. Near the turn of the 20th century Mildred Darby was said to have accidentally unleashed an "Elemental," a terrifying primitive ghost who roams the castle's halls.
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  (#21) Sherlock's Infamous Abode

  Although the numbers of London's Baker Street didn't actually go all the way up to 221 at the time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing about Sherlock Holmes, a building extension in the 1930's made the famous address a reality.

  The building at 221B Baker Street ended up housing the Abbey National Building Society, who immediately began receiving both fan mail and genuine pleas for help. It wasn't until 1990 that the Sherlock Holmes museum was erected a few doors down, featuring an authentic looking replication of Holmes's famous apartment.

  So impressive was the museum, in fact, that it was eventually given 221B Baker Street as it's official address, even though it through a few addresses on the street out of order.  
  
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  (#4) This Gorgeous Fairy Playground

  Not only is St. Nectan's Kieve in Cornwall, England absolutely gorgeous, it's believed by many to be the gathering place of fairies and other mythical folk. 
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  (#23) This Grave for a Boy Who Was Raised by Wolves

  In 1725, a teenage boy was discovered in the woods outside of the city of Hamelin, Germany. The boy, or Peter as he came to be called, walked on all fours, spoke no words, and appeared to be literally raised by wolves. He was eventually adopted by the British royal family and was quite the sensation throughout England. Though attempts were made to educate him, Peter never learned to talk, though some claimed he seemed to understand what was being said to him at times. He died at the age of 72 and was buried in the cemetery of St. Mary's Church in Hanover, England. 
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  (#8) This Eerie Fairy Tale Forest

  If Germany's Black Forest looks like something out of a fairy tale, that's probably because it is. Not only is the forest the original home of the cuckoo clock, it was also said to be the inspiration for several of Grimm's fairy tales.
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  (#26) This Museum of Doomsday Prophecy

  The Panacea Museum in Bedford, UK is a delightfully odd little place dedicated to preserving the teachings and visions of a prophetess named Joanna Southcott. She was born in 1750, and in her early 40's, Southcott began having a series of visions. She recorded them and sealed them in a box, which was only to be opened during a time of national crisis.

  The Panacea museum was originally built as a place where the bishops of the Church of England could gather and, per Southcott's instructions, study the contents of the box for a full seven days. The Church, however, refuses to give any credence to Southcott or the box, which has remained sealed for 200 years.
  

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