Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The first and only cat cafe in Iceland

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

A 4000-year-old stone circle, comfortably surrounded by a modern Scottish neighbourhood and the local fire station

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

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

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

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

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

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

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

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