Castlemartin, Wales
Dobby's Grave
Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.
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Castlemartin, Wales
Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.
Warrington, England
In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.
Preston, England
Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
Rivington, England
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
Preston, England
A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
Dusseldorf, Germany
An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Lancashire, England
This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.
Sawley, England
The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.
Achnashellach, Scotland
This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.
Dunfermline, Scotland
A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Trân Châu, Vietnam
This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Roughlee, England
This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.