Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
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This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
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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.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Leeds, England
Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.
Leeds, England
The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Seaham, England
Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.
Seaham, England
Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Hartlepool, England
This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
Darlington, England
A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Chesterfield, England
One of the town's most famous residents, holding one of his most famous creations.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Barlborough, England
This Victorian gate contains cryptic inscriptions in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.
Old Whittington, England
A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.
Barrow Hill, England
The last surviving roundhouse in the United Kingdom also plays host to a popular annual beer and music festival.
Bolsover, England
This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.
Temple Normanton, England
A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.
Chesterfield, England
This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.
Chesterfield, England
The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.
Arkwright Town, England
When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.