This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.