Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.