A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

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