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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

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

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

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

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.