Funchal, Portugal
Madeira Botanical Garden
A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
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Funchal, Portugal
A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Dublin, Ireland
A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
Cornwall, England
A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
Llantysilio, Wales
This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.
Llandudno, Wales
This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.
Llanelli, Wales
A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.
Rudbaxton, Wales
Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Monmouth, Wales
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.