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

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

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

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

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

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.