Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.