Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.
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Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.
Douglas, Isle of Man
This Victorian water wheel is affectionately nicknamed "Little Isabella."
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.
Rushen, Isle of Man
This concrete memorial commemorates a group of brave locals who saved the crew and passengers of a wrecked ship.
Stoke Row, England
A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.
Reading, England
Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.
Port Eynon, Wales
This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.
Reynoldston, Wales
A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Cenarth, Wales
A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Milford Haven, Wales
This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
South Shields, England
Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.
Seaham, England
A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
Peterlee, England
A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.
Peterlee, England
This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.
Whitby, England
Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Robin Hood's Bay, England
This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.