Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

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

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.