This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

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

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

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

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

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.