A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

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

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

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

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.

These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

This unusually shaped fortress houses a blend of centuries-old frescoes and modern art.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.