Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

Although it appears much older, this castle-like tower is actually a Georgian-era folly.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

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

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

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

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.