The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

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

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

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

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

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

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.