A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

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

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

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

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

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

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

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

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

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

Small French town or alien garage?

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.