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Marine steam engine display.

Gloucester, England

Gloucester Waterways Museum

This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.

Gloucester Greyfriars

Gloucester, England

Gloucester Greyfriars

The elegant ruined arches of a Franciscan friary in central Gloucester

The House of the Tailor of Gloucester

Gloucester, England

The House of the Tailor of Gloucester

The Gloucester shop said to have inspired Beatrix Potter's Tailor

Tomb of Edward II

Gloucester, England

Tomb of Edward II

The tomb of a deposed king that drew medieval pilgrims to Gloucester

The grave of Gelert, just outside of the village of Beddgelert in northwest Wales.

Caernarfon, Wales

Gelert's Grave

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

Castell Aberlleiniog

Llangoed, Wales

Castell Aberlleiniog

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

Llandwyn Island

Newborough, Wales

Ynys Llanddwyn

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

Bryn Celli Ddu

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Bryn Celli Ddu

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

The train station.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

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

Montale

San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Montale Tunnel

San Marino, San Marino

Montale Tunnel

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

Portmeirion Village

Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

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

Snowdon

Caernarfon, Wales

Snowdon

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

Llanberis, Wales

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

Dinorwic Slate Quarry

Llanberis, Wales

Dinorwic Slate Quarry

What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape

Brittania  Bridge cross section

Bangor, Wales

Brittania Bridge cross section

A slice through the original, iconic, rail bridge across the Menai Straights.

Castle on the hill.

Denbighshire, Wales

Castell Dinas Bran

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

CAT Cliff Railway

Pantperthog, Wales

CAT Cliff Railway

This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.

Jubilee Clock Tower Time Ball

Brighton and Hove, England

Jubilee Clock Tower Time Ball

Atop this iconic central Brighton monument sits an inaccurate but innovative time keeping device

Steve Ovett's Foot

Brighton and Hove, England

Steve Ovett's Foot

A seemingly cursed public sculpture commemorating a local athletics hero has finally found a home, but traces of the original can still be found in the rose bushes

Eliza, standing in the waters of Matilda Bay

Perth, Australia

Eliza Sculpture

A beloved statue of a diving woman in Perth’s Swan River is frequently dressed up in costumes for special occasions.

Jacob’s Ladder

West Perth, Australia

Jacob’s Ladder

Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.

Bottle Cap Tree

Perth, Australia

Bottle Cap Tree

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

Horatio.

Adelaide, Australia

'A Day Out'

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

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