Places theocoolness Wants to Go

This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

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

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

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

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

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

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

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

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

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

A look into the life of a Victorian-era prisoner.

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

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

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

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

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

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

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.

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

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

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

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