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

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

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

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

The magic's in the hole!

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.