Places emmeliamathews Wants to Go

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

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

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

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

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

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

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

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

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

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

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

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

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

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

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

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

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.