Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

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

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

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

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

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Two innocuous monuments found in separate locations attempt to unite a city.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.