A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

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

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

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

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

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

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

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.