Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
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This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Cynghordy, Wales
One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Port Talbot, Wales
The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Otford, England
In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.
Medway, England
This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.
Herne Bay, England
A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Birchington-on-Sea, England
A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.
Finglesham, England
A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.
Deal, England
A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.
Walmer, England
This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.
Dover, England
A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.
Temple Ewell, England
Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
Canterbury, England
A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
Brindisi, Italy
It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.
Wallyford, Scotland
This former school is now abandoned and a canvas for graffiti artists.
Inverness, Scotland
The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.
Anstruther, Scotland
Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.
Tighnabruaich, Scotland
Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.
Glasgow, Scotland
This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.
Appin, Scotland
Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.