Llandudno, Wales
Great Orme Tramway
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
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Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Royal Leamington Spa, England
Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Cherhill, England
The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Bratton, England
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.