This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?

Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

The world’s most biodiverse place when it comes to plants.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Before construction of the famous Tintagel Castle, this site in Cornwall was likely a prosperous Dark Age trading port.

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.