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

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

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

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

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.