Isle of Skye, Scotland
Caisteal Maol
This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Glencoe, Scotland
Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.
Glencoe, Scotland
A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
Banavie, Scotland
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Invermoriston, Scotland
It's believed this well was once plagued with evil spirits until St. Columba purified the water.
Corrimony, Scotland
A Bronze Age burial site thought to be over 4000 years old
Winchester, England
Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.
Sutton Courtenay, England
In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
London, England
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
Invergarry, Scotland
From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Newtonmore, Scotland
A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Powys, Wales
Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Bologna, Italy
A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.