This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to some the richest subterranean biodiversity in the world.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

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

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.

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

An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.

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

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

A brother statue swap has adorned this building's facade for centuries.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.