Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

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

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

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

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.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.