Kathmandu, Nepal
Swayambhunath Monkey Temple
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
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Kathmandu, Nepal
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Kathmandu, Nepal
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
Durness, Scotland
A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past
Keoldale, Scotland
The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Invergarry, Scotland
From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.
Highland, Scotland
A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.
Glencoe, Scotland
A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
One of a series of sculptures making a statement about sea-level rise in the United Kingdom.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Although it appears much older, this castle-like tower is actually a Georgian-era folly.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.
Isle of South Uist, Scotland
FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.
Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.