Cornwall, England
Lanyon Quoit
A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
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Cornwall, England
A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Botallack, Cornwall
These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.
Berkeley, England
Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Llandudno, Wales
An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
Blackpool, England
This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
Blackpool, England
One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.
Lancashire, England
This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.
Carnforth, England
These early 19th-century kilns were used to make coke, a key Ingredient in steel production.
Bolton-le-Sands, England
A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.
Morecambe, England
Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.
Heysham, England
These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.