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St Tudno's Church

Llandudno, Wales

St Tudno's Church

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

Simba.

Cardiff, Wales

The Pumping Station

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

The ruins of Deganwy Castle, Wales.

Deganwy, Wales

Deganwy Castle

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

Burry Port plaque

Llanelli, Wales

The Great Welsh Amelia Earhart Controversy

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.

World Bog Snorkelling Championship

Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales

World Bog Snorkeling Championship

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.

Thomas and Mary Howard.

Rudbaxton, Wales

Church of St. Michael

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

Former RAF Pembrey Battle HQ

Pembrey, Wales

Former RAF Pembrey Airfield

This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.

Ianto's Shrine

Cardiff, Wales

Ianto's Shrine

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel

Caernarfon, Wales

Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.

Coetan Arthur Dolmen.

Saint Davids, Wales

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

The modern chapel.

Saint Davids, Wales

St. Non’s Chapel and Well

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

St. John's House

Bridgend, Wales

St. John's House

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

View from above Nant Gwrtheyrn, looking down over Porth Y Nant quarrymen houses.

Llithfaen, Wales

Nant Gwrtheyrn

An abandoned quarrying village turned commune is now a hub for learning the Welsh language.

The Big Pit winding tower.

Pontypool, Wales

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

The vintage Speedway.

Kilgetty, Wales

Folly Farm

Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.

Red kites at Gigrin Farm

Rhayader, Wales

Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

Maen Ceti

Reynoldston, Wales

Maen Ceti (Arthur's Stone)

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

Tower of the Ecliptic Observatory

Swansea, Wales

Tower of the Ecliptic Observatory

Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.

Dead Man's Alley.

Cardiff, Wales

Dead Man's Alley

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

Stack Rock Fort

Milford Haven, Wales

Stack Rock Fort

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

The grave of Gelert, just outside of the village of Beddgelert in northwest Wales.

Caernarfon, Wales

Gelert's Grave

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle

Cardiff, Wales

Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Looking down into the stone circle

Tywyn, Wales

Eglwys Gwyddelod Stone Circle

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

The gondola on an open day.

Newport, Wales

Newport Transporter Bridge

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

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