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

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.

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

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

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

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

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

Beneath this headstone lie the severed body parts of three individuals who were caught up in a bloody period of Scottish history.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.