Places mpjoyes Wants to Go

Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.

A turn-of-the-century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil watches the neighboring church burn to the ground

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.

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

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

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

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

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

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

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

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

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.