The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

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

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

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

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.

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.