Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

The oldest church building in the state.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.