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A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

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

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

This abandoned semaphore station hearkens back to the days of the optical telegraph.