Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.