Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

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

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

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

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.