Iceland
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These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
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Iceland
These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Crail, Scotland
Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.
Anstruther, Scotland
This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.
Isle of South Uist, Scotland
FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.
Glasgow, Scotland
This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.
North Berwick, Scotland
This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.
Isle of Barra, Scotland
The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.
Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Elgin, Scotland
A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."
Invergordon, Scotland
This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
Isle of Barra, Scotland
This beach runway is off limits during high tide.
Glasgow, Scotland
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Airdrie, Scotland
A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.