The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

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

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.

This Renaissance square was at the center of Leonardo da Vinci's map, the first ichnographic ever.

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

Once the hunting reserve of a noble family, this is one of the few remnants of Pleistocene planitial forest in northern Italy that still stands.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.