This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.