The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

In this German city center, the streets have no names.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

A colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.