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Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.

A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

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

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."

This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.