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The train station.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

Exterior of the house

Cynghordy, Wales

Low-Impact Woodland House

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

Castle Coch

Tongwynlais, Wales

Castell Coch (The Red Castle)

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

Captain Beany in the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence.
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Port Talbot, Wales

Baked Bean Museum of Excellence

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

Portmeirion Village

Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

Devil's Bridge

Llangennith, Wales

Worm's Head Tidal Island

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

Otford Solar Sytem

Otford, England

Otford Solar System

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.

Grain Tower.

Medway, England

Grain Tower Battery

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

Amy Johnson Statue

Herne Bay, England

Amy Johnson Statue

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Congolese Kuyu sculptures.

Birchington-on-Sea, England

Powell-Cotton Ethnographic Collection

A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.

Ham Sandwich Sign

Finglesham, England

The Ham Sandwich Sign

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

The flute-playing rat.

Deal, England

Deal Maritime and Local History Museum

A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

Walmer Castle

Walmer, England

Walmer Castle and Gardens

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

Blériot Memorial

Dover, England

Blériot Memorial

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

Kearsney Abbey and Russell Gardens

Temple Ewell, England

Kearsney Abbey and Russell Gardens

Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.

Geoffrey Chaucer Statue

Canterbury, England

Geoffrey Chaucer Statue

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

West Gate Tower

Canterbury, England

West Gate Tower Museum

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

Roman Columns of Brindisi

Brindisi, Italy

Roman Columns of Brindisi

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

Crookston School
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Wallyford, Scotland

Crookston School

This former school is now abandoned and a canvas for graffiti artists.

A model of the mighty, ill-fated Titanic.
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Inverness, Scotland

Ship Space

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.

Smuggler's Inn
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Anstruther, Scotland

Smuggler's Inn

Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.

Polphail Village
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Tighnabruaich, Scotland

Polphail Village

Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

The World Through Wooden Eyes
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Glasgow, Scotland

The World Through Wooden Eyes

This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.

Walk towards the beautifully-shaped, hidden boutique retreat. (Ecopod)
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Appin, Scotland

Ecopod

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

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