Blaenavon, Wales
Blaenavon Ironworks
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
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Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Aberystwyth, Wales
The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Cardiff, Wales
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Poland, Maine
This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.
New Portland, Maine
This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.
Verona Island, Maine
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Newry, Maine
A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.