Opening multiple folders

Can I "open" more than one folder at a time like I can in ACDSee?
Just to give you an example, I can select any number of my subfolders in My Pictures and the photos inside each subfolder will be shown in the thumbnail pane. I can then go to the full screen viewer and scroll through all of the opened photos at once rather than having to select one folder at a time and scroll through them.
Just to give you an example, I can select any number of my subfolders in My Pictures and the photos inside each subfolder will be shown in the thumbnail pane. I can then go to the full screen viewer and scroll through all of the opened photos at once rather than having to select one folder at a time and scroll through them.