This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

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

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

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.