Llanrhystud, Wales
Cofiwch Dryweryn
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
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Llanrhystud, Wales
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Abergele, Wales
After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Berlin, Germany
A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.
Urgun, Mongolia
Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.
Eskifjorður, Iceland
This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.
Iceland
The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Dunbar, Scotland
This 19th-century monument served an important purpose for fishermen thanks to its built-in barometer.
Inveresk, Scotland
This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.
Johnstone, Scotland
Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.
Cutcloy, Scotland
The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.
Glasgow, Scotland
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Glasgow, Scotland
A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.
Failford, Scotland
A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.
Glasgow, Scotland
Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.
Glasgow, Scotland
The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.